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Cabbage tree moth - Epiphryne verriculata
Added: 14 Sep 2012
Updated: 12 Nov 2018
This endemic moth is found throughout New Zealand where its host plants, Cordyline species (cabbage trees), are found. It is present in cities and native ecosystems. Conservation status: Widespread, not threatened.
Basket-cocoon parasitoid - Meteorus pulchricornis
Added: 15 Feb 2017
Updated: 14 Nov 2018
This adventive wasp was first identified in New Zealand by Dr J Berry in 1996. This parasitoid of caterpillars had probably been in New Zealand for at least a year. It is found throughout western Europe, North Africa, Ch...
Brown soldier bug - Cermatulus nasalis nasalis
Added: 10 Oct 2016
Updated: 12 Nov 2018
The native subspecies, Brown soldier bug, C. nasalis nasalis is one of three subspecies in New Zealand. This subspecies is also present in Australia and Timor. It a predator that feeds on free living insects such as cate...
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