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Name/Title
Forficula auricularia (Earwig). A small black and brown insects. It has long tail nippers.
Accession No
A100.184
Name/Title
Cordyceps robertsii fungus on a Porina caterpillar. The fungus overtake the caterpillars leaving a dried brown caterpillar shape with a long tail.
Accession No
A100.197
Name/Title
Teleogryllus commodus (Cricket). A medium sized cricket. It is a dark brown colour. The wings are folded over the back. The hind legs covered in spines.
Accession No
A100.199
Name/Title
Hemideina crassidens. A female tree weta. It is a reddish brown colour. Robust body. The hind legs have large spines.
Accession No
A100.212
Name/Title
Amphipsalta cingulata. A large cicada. It is black with red/orange markings.
Accession No
A100.423
Name/Title
A dried inflated bilobed swim bladder from a porcupine fish species. It is a golden colour with darker markings. The bladder is hollow and light.
Accession No
A100.553
Name/Title
A small fragment of dried Moa skin. It is irregular shaped and a light brown colour.
Accession No
A100.645
Name/Title
Southern Tree Weta Hemideina cracidens. Female weta from Lake Wairarapa. Collected by Peter Peckham on 5 January 1988.
Accession No
A102.296
Name/Title
Northern Tree Weta Hemideina thoracica. Male weta from Bedford Road, Inglewood. Collected on 23 April 1961.
Accession No
A102.297
Name/Title
Cave Weta Gymnoplectron edwardsii. Female cave weta from Taranaki.
Accession No
A102.298
Name/Title
Cave Weta Gymnoplectron edwardsii. Male cave weta from Taranaki.
Accession No
A102.299
Name/Title
Mahoenui Giant Weta Deinacrida "mahoenui". Female giant weta from the Wellington zoo.
Accession No
A102.300
Name/Title
Also known as Helm's Butterfly. Dodonidia helmsii. Brown and orange butterfly with dark spots on the wings.
Accession No
A102.356
Name/Title
Also known as Helm's Butterfly. Dodonidia helmsii. Brown and orange butterfly with dark spots on the wings.
Accession No
A102.357
Name/Title
Also known as Helm's Butterfly. Dodonidia helmsii. Brown and orange butterfly with dark spots on the wings.
Accession No
A102.358
Name/Title
Also known as Helm's Butterfly. Dodonidia helmsii. Specimen is pinned upside-down. Brown, white and orange stripes with spots.
Accession No
A102.359
Name/Title
Vegetable caterpillar. Cordyceps robertsii. Wooden body in the shape of a caterpillar with three wooden shoots emerging out through the top.
Accession No
A102.360
Name/Title
Vegetable caterpillar. Cordyceps robertsii. Wooden body in the shape of a caterpillar with a wooden shoot attached to one end.
Accession No
A102.361
Name/Title
Alpine Porina moth. Dumbletonius characterifer. Brown with a furry body and mottled pattern on the forewings.
Accession No
A102.362
Name/Title
Lesser Wanderer butterfly. Danaus chrysippus. An occasional Australian immigrant. Brown and orange butterfly with white spots.
Accession No
A102.363
Name/Title
Blue Moon butterfly, male. Hypolimnas bolina. A common Australian immigrant. Large, dark butterfly with bright blue spots on the wings.
Accession No
A102.364
Name/Title
Blue Moon butterfly, female. Hypolimnas bolina. A common Australian immigrant. Brown and white butterfly with white areas and hints of blue.
Accession No
A102.365
Name/Title
Meadow Argus butterfly. Precis villida. A rare Australian immigrant. Brown and orange butterfly with dark spots.
Accession No
A102.366
Name/Title
Puriri Moth, male. Aenetus virescens. Pale moth with large, furry abdomen.
Accession No
A102.367
Name/Title
Puriri Moth, female. Aenetus virescens. Large, pale moth with mottled forewings and large, furry abdomen.
Accession No
A102.368