Complete bug list with pictures
Back | “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) |
