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Moths Found In New Zealand

Moths Found In New Zealand

Commonly known as the Pantry moth (Plodia interpunctella), the Indian Meal Moth, alternatively spelled Indianmeal Moth, is a pyraloid moth of the f...

Carpet Bettles

Carpet Bettles

Carpet beetles (Dermestidae) are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hi...

Bedbugs

Bedbugs

he Bedbug (Cimicidae family) is an insect of the family Cimicidae that lives by hematophagy - feeding on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded...

Flea species in NZ

Flea species in NZ

Fleas (Siphonaptera) are the insects forming the order Siphonaptera. They are wingless, with mouthparts adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood...

What sort of Flies do we have in New Zealand

What sort of Flies do we have in New Zealand

The Housefly (Musca domestica), is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It is the most common of all domestic flies, accounting for about 91% of all...

Cockroaches Found In New Zealand

Cockroaches Found In New Zealand

The German cockroach (Blattella germanica) is very successful at establishing an ecological niche in buildings, and is very hardy and resilient aga...

Our common Ants in NZ

Our common Ants in NZ

The white-footed house ant (Technomyrmex albipes) is an introduced species in New Zealand. These foraging ants are searching for food for the colon...

Spiders Found In New Zealand

Spiders Found In New Zealand

The Avondale spider (Delena cancerides) is a kind of huntsman spider, which are typically large and flattened looking. This species is  pale fawn o...