DSC_8141 Hamilton's tiger beetle (Cicindela hamiltoni) a native ground predator, active on warm days running over sandy riverbeds in search of prey. Molesworth Station, Marlborough.

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Rod Morris > 11005-35301 Sooty beech scale (Ultracoelostoma assimile)

Rod Morris > 11005-35501 Rose aphid (Macrosiphum rosae)

Rod Morris > 11005-32902 Chorus cicada (Amphisalta zelandica) adult on tree fern frond. Descended from Australian ancestors, Amphisalta are the largest cicadas in New Zealand.

Rod Morris > DSC_4128 April green cicada (Kikihia ochrina) pair mating on mahoe in March. A common and widespread member of a group of 'foliage green cicadas' that prefer to sing from the foliage of short green shrubs. Seatoun, Wellington

Rod Morris > DSC_3004 Tussock cicada (Kikihia angusta) characteristic pale yellow-brown male on mountain heath. The smallest of the 'grass and scrub cicadas'. Rock and Pillar Range

Rod Morris > 11005-33021 Southern speargrass cicada (Maoricicada otagoensis macewini) male on rock. Takitimu Range

Rod Morris > 11005-33001 Alpine cicada (Maoricicada mangu mangu) male on rock amongst scree and Stelleria. Foggy Peak, Porters Pass.

Rod Morris > DSC_8369 Northern scree cicada (Maoricicada mangu multicostata) nymph in underground chamber. Mount Patrick, Marlborough

Rod Morris > 11005-37103 Antlion lacewing (Wheelus acutus) this larvae of the lacewing makes a cone-shaped pit in loose or sandy dry soil, and waits concealed at the bottom for prey to stumble in. Rotorua.

Rod Morris > 11005-37001 Dobsonfly (Archichauliodes diversus) adults live for just 6-10 days. The large larvae, or 'toe-biters', are common in stony streams throughout NZ.

Rod Morris > 11005-70210 Ground beetle (Megadromus meritus) feeding on red admiral carcass in litter

Rod Morris > 11005-70206 Carabid beetle (Mecodema trailli) flightless. NZ has about 60 species of these 'Waisted ground beetles' which hide during the day under logs in the forest, and hunt other insects at night. Codfish Island.

Rod Morris > 11005-70015 South Island tiger beetle (Cicindela latecincta) a ground predator, active on warm days running over clay banks. The grubs, also known as 'penny doctors' live in deep holes on clay banks, eating insects which walk by. Otago Peninsula

Rod Morris > DSC_8141 Hamilton's tiger beetle (Cicindela hamiltoni) a native ground predator, active on warm days running over sandy riverbeds in search of prey. Molesworth Station, Marlborough.

Rod Morris > 11005-70108 Cosmopolitan diving beetle (Rhantus suturalis) common throughout NZ, and found overseas. In ponds, water troughs and the edges of lakes. Dunedin.

DSC_8141 Hamilton's tiger beetle (Cicindela hamiltoni) a native ground predator, active on warm days running over sandy riverbeds in search of prey. Molesworth Station, Marlborough.

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