Insects, Ants, Beetles, Bugs, Cicadas, Cockroaches, Centipedes, Crickets, Grasshoppers,Lacewings, Ladybirds, Millipedes, Scale, Shield bugs, Stick insects, Wetas, Weevils, Etc.

Ants
Ant Information
Ant (Argentine ant) Linepithema humile
Ant (Big-headed ant) Pheidole megacephala.
Ant (Black native) Amblyopone spp
Ant (Nylanderia spp)
Ant (Southern ant) Monomorium antarcticum
Ant (White footed) Technomyrmex jocosus
Aphids
Aphids (Family: Aphididae)
Aphid (Willow carrot) Cavariella aegopodii
Aphid (Giant willow aphid) Tuberolachnus salignus
Bark lice (Psocids)
Beetles
Beetle Information
Beetle (Alexander beetle) Megadromus antarcticus
Beetle (Artystona spp)
Beetle (Bamboo longhorn beetle) Chlorophorus annularis
Beetle (Bubbled Ground beetle) Megadromus bullatus
Beetle (Black lawn beetle) Heteronychus arator
Beetle (Bronze) Eucolaspis brunnea
Beetle (Carpet beetle) Anthrenocerus australis
Beetle (Carpet beetle} Anthrenus verbasci
Beetle (Click beetle) Family: Elateridae
Beetle (Click) Conoderus exsul
Beetle (Click) Metablax acutipennis
Beetle (Chafer) Grass (Costelytra zealandica)
Beetle (Chafer) (Manuka (Pyronota festiva)
Beetle (Chafer) Mumu (Stethaspis longicornis)
Beetle (Chafer) Scarab (Odontria sp)
Beetle (Chafer) Tanguru (Stethaspis suturalis)
Beetle (Cosmopolitian) Laemostenus complanatus)
Beetle (Darkling) Amarygmus spp
Beetle (Darkling) Mimopeus species
Beetle (Darkling larva) Mimopeus sp. probably M. opaculus
Beetle (Dented) Uloma tenebrionoides
Beetle (Desjardin) Cryptamorpha desjardinsi
Beetle (Dried fruit) Carpophilus hemipterus
Beetle (Earl's Stag) Dendroblax earlii
Beetle (Eucalyptus tortoise) Paropsis charybdis
Beetle (Flat Bark) Brontopriscus pleuralis
Beetle (Fungi) Zearagytodes maculifer
Beetle (Hide beetle) Dermestes maculatus
Beetle (Humpbacked dung) Onthophagus binodis
Beetle (Giraffe) Lasiorhynchus barbicornis
Beetle (Ground) Holcaspis oedicnema
Beetle (Ground) Holcaspis spp)
Beetle (Ground) Mecodema crenicolle
Beetle (Ground) Mecodema ducale
Beetle (Ground) Megadromus capito
Beetle (Ground) Megadromus vigil
Beetle (Ground) Stinking ground) Plocamostethus planiusculus
Beetle (Ham) Necrobia ruficollis
Beetle (Heteronychus) unidentified
Beetle (Huhu) Prionoplus reticularis
Beetle (Jewel) Genus: Pyronota
Beetle (Lax) Spotted (Parisopalpus nigronotatus)
Beetle (Lax) Striped (Thelyphassa lineata)
Beetle (Lax) Unidentified (Family: Oedemeridae)
Beetle (Leaf) Family: Chrysomelidae
Beetle (Lemon tree borer) Oemona hirta
Beetle (Lesser mealworm) Alphitobius diaperinus
Beetle (Longhorn) Unknown
Beetle (Longhorn Eucalyptus borer) Phoracantha semipunctata
Beetle (Longhorn) Genus: Xylotoles
Beetle (Longhorn) Calliprason pallidus
Beetle (Longhorn Asian) Anoplophora glabripennis
Beetle (Longhorn Bamboo) Chlorophorus annularis
Beetle (Longhorn, Burnt Pine) Arhopalus ferus
Beetle (Longhorned Citrus) Anoplophora chinensis
Beetle (Longhorn, Kanuka) Ochrocydus huttoni
Beetle (Longhorn) Polyacanthia flavipes
Beetle (Longhorn flower) Zorion guttigerum
Beetle (Longhorn Squeaking) Hexatricha pulverulenta
Beetle (Longhorn Speckled) Xuthodes punctipennis
Beetle (Longhorn Spiny) Blosyropus spinosus
Beetle (Longhorn Variegated) Coptomma variegatum

Beetle (Mexican dung) Copris incertus
Beetle (Pintail) Hoshihananomia antarctica
Beetle (Pilipalpinae subfamily)
Beetle (Platynus macropterus)
Beetle (Puffball) Genus: Caenocara
Beetle (Red Flour) Tribolium castaneum

Beetle (Red-legged ham) Necrobia rufipes
Beetle (Red-winged Lycid) Porrostoma rufipenne
Beetle (Rove) Genus: Anotylus
Beetle (Rove) Subfamily: Omaliinae
Beetle (Sap) Carpophilus spp
Beetle (Sap feeding) Genus: Carpophilus

Beetle (Sand scarab) Pericoptus truncates

Beetle (Sandy beach) Actizeta albata

Beetle (Stag) Geodorcus helmsi

Beetle (Stag) Mitophyllus arcuatus

Beetle (Stag) Mitophyllus irroratus
Beetle (Stag) Paralissotes reticulates

Beetle (Thistle tortoise) Cassida rubiginosa
Beetle (Tiger) Genus: Neocicindela
Beetle (Tiger) Neocicindela garnerae
Beetle (Tiger) Neocicindela tuberculata
Beetle (Tiger longicorn) Aridaeus thoracicus
Beetle (Two-tone Nectar Scarab) Phyllotocus macleayi
Beetle (Tradescantia) Genus: Neolema
Beetle (Tradescantia leaf) Neolema ogloblini
Beetle (Water scavenger) Dactylosternum,abdominale
Bristletails (Order: Archaeognatha)
Bug (Superfamily: Psylloidea)
Bug (Assassin Thread legged) Sub family: Emesinae
Bug.(Assassin) Stenolemus fraterculus
Bug (Australian crop mirid) Sidnia kinbergi
Bug (Bed bug) Cimex lectularius
Bug (Meadow Spittlebug) Philaenus species
Bug (Mealybug) Pseudococcidae)
Bug (Potato Mirid).Closterotomus norvegicus
Bug (Plant bug) Family: Miridae
Bug (Plant bug) Wekamiris auropilosus
Bug (Seed bug) Nysius species
Bug (Seed bug) Dieuches notatus
Bug (Shield) Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys)
Bug (Shield) Brown shield bug (Dictyotus caenosus)
Bug (Shield) Brown Soldier bug (Cermatulus nasalis)
Bug (Sheild) Green vegetable (Nezara viridula)
Bug (Shield) Forest shield bug (Oncacontias vittatus)
Bug (Shield) Green Potato Bug (Cuspicona simplex)
Bug (Shield) New Zealand Vegetable Bug (Glaucias amyoti)
Bug (Sheild) Pittosporum shield bug (Monteithiella humeralis)
Bug (Shield) Schellenberg's soldier bug (Oechalia schellenbergii)
Bug (Yellow Spotted Stink Bug) Erthesina fullo
Bug (Stinkbug) Family: Pentatomidae
Bug (Swan plant bug Arocatus rusticus)
Male Female
Bug (Two-spotted Grass Bug) Stenotus binotatus
Bug (Wheat) Nysius huttoni
Centipedes
Centipede (Giant) Cormocephalus rubriceps
Centipede (Genus: Cryptops)
Centipede (House) Genus: Scutigera
Centipede (Soil) Geophilus spp
Centipede (Stone) Lithobius peregrinus
Centipedes (Stone 1) Lithobius spp
Centipedes (Stone 2) Lithobius spp
Centipede (Stone 3) Lithobius spp
Centipedes (Stone 4) Lithobius spp
Centipede (Stone 5) Lithobius spp.
Cicada (Alpine cicada) Genus:Maoricicada
Cicada (Blood Redtail Cicada) Rhodopsalta cruentata
Cicada (Chirping cicada) Amphipsalta strepitans
Cicada (Chorus cicada) Amphipsalta zealandica
Cicada (Clay bank cicada) Notopsalta sericea
Cicada (Clapping cicada) Amphipsalta cingulata
Cicada (Kikihia balena)
Cicada (Clock cicada) Kikihia horologium
Cicada (Kikihia scutellaris)
Cicada (Sub alpine green cicada) Kikihia subalpine
Cicada (Sand Dune Redtail Cicada) Rhodopsalta leptomera
Cicada nymph shedding its skin
Cockroaches
Cockroach (American) Periplaneta americana
Cockroach (Large black kekerengu) Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae
Cockroach (German) Blattella germanica
Cockroach (Gisborne) Drymaplaneta semivitta
Cockroach (Golden) Drymaplaneta heydeniana
Cochroach (Native Bush} Celatoblatta spp
Cockroach (NZ Native) Parellipsidion conjunctum
Cockroach (Native Winged) Parellipsidion latipenne
Cricket information
Cricket (Australian scaly cricket) Ornebius aperta
Cricket (Black Field) Tetogryllus commodus
Cricket (Grillos de los árboles) Subfamily: Trigonidiinae
Cricket (Small Field) Bobilla species
Earwig (Seashore) Anisolabis littorea
Earwig (Native) Nesogaster halli
Earwig (European) Forficula auricularia
Galls (Cecidia)
Grasshoppers (Conehead) Genus: Conocephalus
Grasshopper (North Island alpine grasshopper) Sigaus piliferus
Grasshopper (Small Meadow ) Conocephalus bilineatus
Grasshopper (Long horned) Conocephalus upoluensis
Grasshopper (Field,(long antennae) Conocephalus spp.
Grasshopper (New Zealand) Phaulacridium marginale
Hoppers (Blue Planthopper) Siphanta acuta
Hoppers (Green Planthopper) Siphanta acuta
Hoppers (Land) Terrestrial amphipods
Hoppers (Longheaded Bracken Hopper) Thanatodictya tillyardi
Hopper (Passionvine) Scolypopa australis
Hopper (Sage hopper) Eupteryx melissae
Hopper (Tri-horned treehopper) Acanthuchus trispinifer
Katydid
Katydid (Green) Caedicia simplex
Katidid (Olive-green Coastal) Austrosalomona falcata
Katydid (Pink) Caedicia simplex
Lacewings
Lacewing (Brown) Genus: Micromus.
Lacewings larvae (Brown) Family: Hemerobiidae
Lacewing (Brown) Wesmaelius subnebulosus
Lacewings (Order: Neuroptera)
Lacewing (Green lacewing) Cryptoscenea australiensis
Lacewing (Dustywings) Cryptoscenea australiensis
Lacewing (Tasmanian lacewing) Micromus tasmania
Ladybird (Black with two spots) Serangium maculigerum
Ladybird (Fungus Eating) Illeis galbula
Ladybird (Elevenspotted) Coccinella undecimpunctata
Ladybird (Flax) Hoangus venustus
Ladybird (Hadda Beetle, 28 spots) Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
Ladybird (Harlequin ) Harmonia axyridis
Ladybird (Large spotted) Harmonia conformis
Ladybird (Mealybug) Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Ladybird (Southern) Cleobora mellyi
Ladybird (Steelblue) Halmus chalybeus
Ladybird (Two spotted) Adalia bipunctata (two forms)
Ladybird (Variable) Coelophora inaequalis
Ladybird (Yellow-shouldered) Apolinus lividigaster
Leaf miners
Lice (Head) Pediculus humanus capitis
Locust
Locust (Migratory) Locusta migratorial)
Millipedes
Millipede Information
Millipedes (Family: Blaniulidae)
Millepedes (Genus: Eumastigonus)
Millipede (Genus: Procyliosoma) Pill millipede
Millipede (Genus: Schedotrigona)
Millipede (Genus: Siphonophora)
Praying Mantis (African) Miomantis caffra
Praying mantis (New Zealand) Orthodera novaezealandiae
Psyllids (Jumping Plant Lice)
Psyllids (Tomato/Potato psyllid) Bactericera cockerelli
Psyllid (Pittosporum) Trioza vitreoradiata
Psyllid (Pseudopanax) Trioza panacis
Scale (Cottony cushion scale) Icerya purchasi
Scale (Chinese wax) Ceroplastes sinensis
Scale (Hemispherical scale) Saissetia coffeae
Scale (Peppercorn) Epelidochiton piperis
Springtail (Giant) Holacanthella paucispinosa)
Springtail (Globular springtail) Order Symphypleona
Springtail (Order Poduromorpha)
Stick Insects (Phasmid species)
Stick Insect (Brown form) Clitarchus hookeri)

Stick Insect (Giant) Argosarchus horridus


Green form Brown form
Stick Insect (Ridgebacked)Tectarchus ovobessus

Stick Insect (Spiny) Micrarchus hystriculeus
Stick insect (Unidentified)

Termites (Epifamily Termitoidae)

Tick (Cattle) Haemaphysalis longicornis

Weevil (Black spined) Scolopterus penicillatus
Weevil (Broad-nosed) Entiminae subfamily
Weevil (Buddleja) Cleopus japonicus
Weevil (Catoptes binodis)
Weevil (Clover Root Weevil ) Sitona lepidus
Weevil (Elephant) Rhynchodes ursus
Weevil (Fuller's rose weevil) Naupactus godmanni
Weevil (Fungus) Family: Anthribidae
Weevil (Fungus) Sharpius brouni
Weevil (Grain) Sitophilus granarius
Weevil (Horsetail weevil) Grypus equiseti
Weevil (Garden) Phlyctinus_callosus
Weevil (Longnosed kauri weevil) Mitrastethus baridioides
Weevil (Pea weevil) Bruchus pisorum
Weevil (Rice) Sitophilus oryzae
Weevil (White-fringed) Naupactus leucoloma
Wetas (Genus: Hemideina) 7 species
Weta (Tree) Genus: Hemideina
Weta (Auckland) Hemideina thoracica
Weta (Mountain stone) Hemideina maori
Weta (Wellington) Hemideina crassidens
Wetas (Cave & Bush)
Weta (Auckland Cave) Gymnoplectron acanthocera
Weta (Bush) Genus: Macropathini species 1
Weta (Bush) Genus: Macropathini species 2
Weta (Cave) Nelson (Family: Rhaphidophoridae)
Weta (Cave) Genus: Neonetus
Weta (Cave) Goldmine (Gymnoplectron uncata)
Weta (Cave) Talitropsis sediloti
Weta (Cave) Wellington (Pachyrhamma edwardsii)
Wetas (Giant)
Weta (Giant) Cook Strait (Deinacrida rugosa)
Weta (Giant) Little Barrier Island (Deinacrida heteracantha)
Weta (Giant) Mahoenui (Deinacrida mahoenui)
Weta (Giant) Poor Knights (Deinacrida fallai)
Weta (Ground)
Weta (Ground) Genus: Hemiandrus
Weta (Ground) Hemiandrus pallitarsis
Weta (Mercury Islands tusked wētā) Motuweta isolate
Weta (Winged) Genus: Pterapotrechus
Woodlice (Order Isopoda) Slaters
Woodlice (Pillbugs) Genus: Armadillidium
Woodlice (Pink) Porcellio spp
Woodlice (Blue) Porcellio scaber
Woodlice (Orange) Porcellio scaber
Bibliography
"Insects of New Zealand" by Brian Parkinson
"Which New Zealand Insect?".Andrew Crowe
"Insects and Spiders" by John Early.
"Spiders of New Zealand" by Ray and Lyn Forster
”New Zealand Insect Pests”D.N. Ferro
”New Zealand Pest and Beneficial Insects” R.R.Scott
"Common insects in New Zealand" David Millar
"New Zealnd Insects and their Story" Richard Sharell
"A catalogue of New Zealand Insects and their Host Plants" D.M.Spiller & K.A.Wise
"New Zealnd Pest and Beneficial Insects" Lincoln University
also the following web sites
http://www.nzffa.org.nz/
http://www.trc.govt.nz/assets/Publications/guidelines-procedures-and-publications/Fresh-water-2/Photographic-Guide-sm.pdf
http://www.nzfishing.com/
http://naturewatch.org.nz
http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/
http://plant-protection.massey.ac.nz
http://www.teara.govt.nz
http://www.doc.govt.nz/
http://en.wikipedia.org/
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology
http://tpo.tepapa.govt.nz
http://www.nhc.net.nz/
http://soilbugs.massey.ac.nz
http://www.insectstore.com
http://www.earthlife.net
http://bugguide.net
http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/projects/cicada/cc.php
http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/science/zoology/insects/hemiptera/cicadas.htm
www.downgardenservices.org.uk
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