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“Log cabin” bag moth
(Undescribed species)
American cockroach
(Periplaneta americana)
Ants (Formicidae)
Aphids/greenfly (Aphididae)
Aphids/greenfly damage (Aphididae)
Asian paper wasp
(Polistes chinensis)
Asian paper wasp nest
(Polistes chinensis)
Assassin bug
(Stenolemus fraterculus)
Australian bag moth
(Cebysa leucotelus)
Australian bag moth pupa
(Cebysa leucotelus)
Avondale spider
(Delena cancerides)
Backswimmer
(Anisops wakefieldi)
Bamboo moth
(Artona martini)
Banana moth
(Antichloris viridis)
Banana moth pupa
(Antichloris viridis)
Banded tunnelweb spider
(Hexathele hochstetteri)
Bed bug
(Cimex lectularius)
Black cockroach
(Platyzosteria novaeseelandiae)
Black tunnelweb spider
(Porrhothele antipodiana)
Black–headed jumping spider
(Trite planiceps)
Blister caused by Lax beetle
(Parisopalpus nigronotatus)
Blowflies (Calliphoridae)
Blue Moon butterfly
(Hypolimnas bolina nerina)
Booklice/psocids
(Liposcelis divinatorius)
Bronze beetle
(Eucolaspis brunnea)
Bronze beetle damage
(Eucolaspis brunnea)
Brown garden snail
(Cantareus aspersus)
Brown house moth
(Hofmannophila pseudospretella)
Bumble bees
(Bombus sp.)
Burnished brass moth
(Thysanoplusia orichalcea)
Burnt Pine longhorn
(Arhopalus tristis)
Cabbage tree caterpillar
(Epiphryne verriculata)
Cabbage tree leaf damage
(Epiphryne verriculata)
Cabbage tree moth
(Epiphryne verriculata)
Cabbage white caterpillar
(Pieris rapae)
Carpet beetle
(Anthrenus verbasci)
Carpet beetle larva (Dermestidae)
Caterpillar of Bamboo moth
(Artona martini)
Caterpillar of Cinnabar Moth
(Tyria jacobaeae)
Caterpillar of North Island Lichen Moth
(Declana atronivea)
Cattle tick
(Haemaphysalis longicornis)
Cave Weta
(Gymnoplectron acanthocerum)
Chorus cicada
(Amphipsalta zelandica)
Cicada damage (Cicadidae)
Cicada eggs (Cicadidae)
Cicada nymph (Cicadidae)
Cinnabar Moth
(Tyria jacobaeae)
Click beetle
(Conoderus exsul)
Clothes moth
(Tinea spp.)
Codling moth
(Cydia pomonella)
Common bag moth
(Liothula omnivora)
Common bag moth larva
(Liothula omnivora)
Common Blue Butterfly
(Zizina otis labradus)
Copper Butterfly
(Lycaena salustius)
Crane fly/Daddy long legs
(Leptotarsus sp.)
Cricket
(Teleogryllus commodus)
Daddy longlegs spider
(Pholcus phalangioides)
Damselfly
(Suborder Zygoptera)
Desjardin’s beetle
(Cryptamorpha desjardinsi)
Dew–drop spider
(Argyrodes antipodiana)
Dried fruit moth
(Ephestia cautella)
Dried fruit moth caterpillar
(Ephestia cautella)
Drugstore beetle
(Stegobium paniceum)
Earwig
(Anisolabis littorea)
Eucalypt longhorn beetle
(Phoracantha semipunctata)
European earwig
(Forficula auricularia)
False katipo spider
(Steatoda capensis)
Field Grasshopper (long antennae)
(Conocephalus species)
Flatworms (Platyhelminthes)
Flax looper caterpillar adult
(Orthoclydon praefactata)
Flax looper damage
(Orthoclydon praefactata)
Flax notch caterpillar, adult
(Tmetolophota steropastis)
Flax notcher damage
(Tmetolophota steropastis)
Fleas (Siphonaptera)
Flower longhorn beetle
(Zorion spp)
Garden orbweb spider
(Eriophora pustulosa)
Garden slug
(Milax sp.)
Garden soldier fly
(Exaireta spinigera)
Garden soldier fly larva (Stratiomyidae)
German cockroach
(Blatella germanica)
German wasp
(Vespula germanica)
German wasps´ nest
(Vespula germanica)
Giant dragonfly
(Uropetala carovei)
Giant ichneumonid
(Megarhyssa nortoni nortoni)
Giraffe weevil
(Lasiorhynchus barbicornis)
Gisborne cockroach
(Drymaplaneta semivitta)
Golden orbweb spider
(Nephila edulis)
Golden orbweb spider eggsac
(Nephila edulis)
Grass grub
(Costelytra zealandica)
Grass moths
(Orocrambus flexuosellus)
Green looper caterpillar
(Chrysodeixis eriosoma)
Green planthopper
(Siphanta acuta)
Green Spangled moth
(Cosmodes elegans)
Green stonefly
(Stenoperla spp, 4 species)
Green vegetable bug
(Nezara viridula)
Green vegetable bug (immature)
(Nezara viridula)
Grey house spider
(Badumna longinqua)
Guava Moth
(Coscinoptycha improbana)
Gum emperor eggs
(Opodiphthera eucalypti)
Gum emperor larva
(Opodiphthera eucalypti)
Gum emperor moth
(Opodiphthera eucalypti)
Gum emperor moth pupa
(Opodiphthera eucalypti)
Gum leaf skeletoniser
(Uraba lugens)
Gum leaf skeletoniser caterpillar
(Uraba lugens)
Gum leaf skeletoniser eggs
(Uraba lugens)
Harvestman (Opiliones)
Head louse
(Pediculus capitis)
Hibiscus beetle
(Aethina concolor)
Hide Beetle
(Dermestes maculatus)
Hide beetle larva
(Dermestes maculatus)
Honey bee
(Apis mellifera)
Hoppers or Amphipods (Amphipoda)
Horizontal orbweb spider
(Leucauge dromedaria)
House borer
(Anobium punctatum)
House centipede
(Scutigera smithii)
House fly
(Musca domestica)
House fly larvae
(Musca domestica)
Huhu beetle
(Prionoplus reticularis)
Huhu beetle pupa
(Prionoplus reticularis)
Huhu grub
(Prionoplus reticularis)
Indian meal moth
(Plodia interpunctella)
Indian meal moth larva
(Plodia interpunctella)
Katipo spider
(Latrodectus katipo)
Katydid
(Caedicia simplex)
Kawakawa Looper
(Cleora scriptaria)
Kawakawa looper damage
(Cleora scriptaria)
Kowhai moth
(Uresiphita polygonalis maorialis)
Kowhai moth caterpillar
(Uresiphita polygonalis maorialis)
Kumara moth
(Agrius convolvuli)
Kumara moth caterpillar
(Agrius convolvuli)
Kumara moth pupa
(Agrius convolvuli)
Ladybird (Coccinellidae)
Ladybird larva (Coccinellidae)
Ladybird larva with wax excretions
(Cryptolaemus montrouzieri)
Large centipede
(Cormocephalus rubriceps)
Large Sand Scarab larva
(Pericoptus truncatus)
Large white butterfly caterpillar
(Pieris brassicae)
Leafroller caterpillar
(Epiphyas postvittana)
Leech (Hirudinea)
Lemon tree borer
(Oemona hirta)
Lemon tree borer adult
(Oemona hirta)
Lemon tree borer parasite
(Xanthocryptus novozealandicus)
Lesser Housefly
(Fannia canicularis)
Lesser Wanderer
(Danaus chrysippus petilia)
Lesser Wanderer Caterpillar
(Danaus chrysippus petilia)
Light Brown Apple Moth, leafroller caterpillar
(Epiphyas postvittana)
Locust
(Locusta migratoria)
Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae)
Maggots (Calliphoridae)
Magpie moth
(Nyctemera annulata)
Mason wasp
(Pison spinolae)
Mason wasp nest
(Pison spinolae)
Mealybug (Pseudococcidae)
Mealybug Ladybird
(Cryptolaemus montrouzieri)
Mercury Island tusked weta
(Motuweta isolata)
Metallic green rove beetle
(Thyreocephalus orthodoxus)
Millipedes (Diplopoda)
Mite damage (Acari)
Mites (Acari)
Mole Cricket
(Trimescaptor aotea)
Monarch butterfly
(Danaus plexippus)
Monarch butterfly chrysalis
(Danaus plexippus)
Monarch caterpillar
(Danaus plexippus)
Mosquito (Culicidae)
Mosquito larvae (wriggler) (Culicidae)
Mosquito pupa (tumbler) (Culicidae)
Native bush cockroach
(Celatoblatta spp.)
New Zealand Grasshopper
(Phaulacridium marginale)
New Zealand praying mantis
(Orthodera novaezealandiae)
New Zealand praying mantis eggcase
(Orthodera novaezealandiae)
North Island Lichen Moth
(Declana atronivea)
Nurseryweb spider
(Dolomedes minor)
Orange Ichneumonid wasp
(Netelia ephippiata)
Outhouse fly
(Sylvicola sp.)
Owl moth caterpillar
(Dasypodia cymatodes)
Owl moth or peacock moth
(Dasypodia cymatodes)
Painted apple moth
(Teia anartoides)
Painted apple moth caterpillar
(Teia anartoides)
Painted lady butterfly
(Cynthia cardui)
Passionvine hopper
(Scolypopa australis)
Passionvine hopper (immature)
(Scolypopa australis)
Passionvine hopper egg scars in twig
(Scolypopa australis)
Pasture wireworm
(Conoderus exsul)
Peripatus
(Peripatoides indigo)
Plume moths (Pterophoridae)
Pseudoscorpion (Pseudoscorpionida)
Psyllids (Psyllidae)
Pupa of Bamboo moth
(Artona martini)
Puriri moth
(Aenetus virescens)
Puriri moth caterpillar
(Aenetus virescens)
Puriri Moth Damage
(Aenetus virescens)
Rattailed maggot (Syrphidae)
Red admiral
(Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla)
Red admiral caterpillar
(Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla)
Red Admiral Pupa
(Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla)
Rice weevil
(Sitophilus oryzae)
Rose scale, an example of an armoured scale
(Aulacaspis rosarum)
Sandflies (blackflies)
(Austrosimulium species)
Sandfly bites
(Austrosimulium species)
Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)
Sheetweb spider
(Cambridgea spp.)
Silver Y moth
(Chrysodeixis eriosoma)
Silverfish
(Lepisma saccharina)
Slater spider
(Dysdera crocata)
Slaters
(Porcellio scaber)
Small green long–legged fly
(Austrosciapus proximus)
Small land snails
(Mollusca, Gastropoda)
Soft brown scale, an example of a soft scale
(Coccus hesperidum)
Solitary wasp
(Ancistrocerus gazella)
South African praying mantis
(Miomantis caffra)
South African praying mantis eggcase
(Miomantis caffra)
Soybean looper
(Thysanoplusia orichalcea)
Spider hunting wasps (Pompilidae)
Spotted lax beetle
(Parisopalpus nigronotatus)
Springtails (Collembola)
Square ended crab spider
(Sidymella sp)
Stick insects
(Clitarchus hookeri)
Striped lax beetle.
(Thelyphassa lineata)
Swan plant seed bug
(Arocatus rusticus)
Swan plant seed bug nymph
(Arocatus rusticus)
Swift ground spider
(Supunna picta)
Tasmanian paper wasp
(Polistes humilis humilis)
Termite damage (Isoptera)
Termites (Isoptera)
Termites (adult) (Isoptera)
Threelined hoverfly
(Helophilus seelandicus)
Thrips (Thysanoptera)
Tiger beetle
(Cicindela spp)
Tomato fruitworm (caterpillar)
(Helicoverpa armigera conferta)
Tomato fruitworm moth
(Helicoverpa armigera conferta)
Tortoise beetle
(Paropsis charybdis)
Tree weta
(Hemideina thoracica)
Tropical army worm egg mass
(Spodoptera litura)
Tropical armyworm (caterpillar)
(Spodoptera litura)
Tropical armyworm moth
(Spodoptera litura)
Twospined spider
(Poecilopachys australasiae)
Twospined spider egg sac
(Poecilopachys australasiae)
Vagrant spider (Uliodon)
Variegated Longhorn
(Coptomma variegatum)
Vegetable weevil
(Listroderes spp.)
Veined slug
(Pseudaneitea sp.)
Vinegar flies
(Drosophila melanogaster)
Wasp workings
(Vespula germanica)
Water boatman
(Sigara arguata)
White butterfly
(Pieris rapae rapae)
White spotted tussock moth (male)
(Orgyia thyellina)
White spotted tussock moth caterpillar
(Orgyia thyellina)
White spotted tussock moth eggs
(Orgyia thyellina)
Whitefly (Aleyrodidae)
Whitespotted Ichneumonid
(Echthromorpha intracatoria)
Whitetailed spider
(Lampona murina L. Koch (North Island), Lampona cylindrata Koch (South Island))
Winged weta
(Pterapotrechus sp.)
Wolf spider
(Anopteris sp.)
Wood wasp
(Sirex noctilio)
Wool Carder Bee
(Anthidium manicatum)
Woolly bear caterpillar
(Nyctemera annulata)
Worms (Oligochaeta)
Yellow Admiral
(Vanessa itea)
Yellow Admiral Caterpillar
(Vanessa itea)
Yellow cellar slug
(Limacus flavus)
What is this bug? A guide to common invertebrates of New Zealand.
www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biosystematics/invertebrates/invertid/
English version: Clunie, L. 2004 and updates. Māori version: Clunie, L. and Jacob, H. 2008.
