Taxonomic list of bugs
Acarina (Mites & ticks)
Amphipoda (Hoppers)
Araneae (Spiders)
- Avondale spider (Delena cancerides)
- Banded tunnelweb spider (Hexathele hochstetteri)
- Black tunnelweb spider (Porrhothele antipodiana)
- Black-headed jumping spider (Trite planiceps)
- Daddy longlegs spider (Pholcus phalangioides)
- Dew-drop spider (Argyrodes antipodiana)
- False katipo spider (Steatoda capensis)
- Garden orbweb spider (Eriophora pustulosa)
- Golden orbweb spider (Nephila edulis)
- Golden orbweb spider eggsac (Nephila edulis)
- Grey house spider (Badumna longinqua)
- Horizontal orbweb spider (Leucauge dromedaria)
- Katipo spider (Latrodectus katipo)
- Nurseryweb spider (Dolomedes minor)
- Sheetweb spider ()
- Slater spider (Dysdera crocata)
- Square ended crab spider ()
- Swift ground spider (Supunna picta)
- Twospined spider (Poecilopachys australasiae)
- Twospined spider egg sac (Poecilopachys australasiae)
- Vagrant spider ()
- Whitetailed spider ()
- Wolf spider ()
Blattodea (Cockroaches)
Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
- Blister caused by Lax beetle (Parisopalpus nigronotatus)
- Bronze beetle (Eucolaspis brunnea)
- Bronze beetle damage (Eucolaspis brunnea)
- Burnt Pine longhorn (Arhopalus tristis)
- Carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
- Carpet beetle larva ()
- Click beetle (Conoderus exsul)
- Desjardin's beetle (Cryptamorpha desjardinsi)
- Drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum)
- Eucalypt longhorn beetle (Phoracantha semipunctata)
- Flower longhorn beetle ()
- Giraffe weevil (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis)
- Grass grub (Costelytra zealandica)
- Hibiscus beetle (Aethina concolor)
- Hide Beetle (Dermestes maculatus)
- Hide beetle larva (Dermestes maculatus)
- House borer (Anobium punctatum)
- Huhu beetle (Prionoplus reticularis)
- Huhu beetle pupa (Prionoplus reticularis)
- Huhu grub (Prionoplus reticularis)
- Ladybird ()
- Ladybird larva ()
- Ladybird larva with wax excretions (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri)
- Large Sand Scarab larva (Pericoptus truncatus)
- Lemon tree borer (Oemona hirta)
- Lemon tree borer adult (Oemona hirta)
- Longhorn beetles ()
- Mealybug Ladybird (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri)
- Metallic green rove beetle (Thyreocephalus orthodoxus)
- Pasture wireworm (Conoderus exsul)
- Rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae)
- Scarab beetles ()
- Spotted lax beetle (Parisopalpus nigronotatus)
- Striped lax beetle. (Thelyphassa lineata)
- Tiger beetle ()
- Tortoise beetle (Paropsis charybdis)
- Variegated Longhorn (Coptomma variegatum)
- Vegetable weevil ()
Collembola (Springtails)
Dermaptera (Earwigs)
Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Diptera (Mosquitoes & flies)
- Blowflies ()
- Crane fly/Daddy long legs ()
- Garden soldier fly (Exaireta spinigera)
- Garden soldier fly larva ()
- House fly (Musca domestica)
- House fly larvae (Musca domestica)
- Lesser Housefly (Fannia canicularis)
- Maggots ()
- Mosquito ()
- Mosquito larvae (wriggler) ()
- Mosquito pupa (tumbler) ()
- Outhouse fly ()
- Rattailed maggot ()
- Sandflies (blackflies) ()
- Sandfly bites ()
- Small green long-legged fly (Austrosciapus proximus)
- Threelined hoverfly (Helophilus seelandicus)
- Vinegar flies (Drosophila melanogaster)
Gastropoda (Slugs & snails)
Hemiptera (Bugs)
- Aphids/greenfly ()
- Aphids/greenfly damage ()
- Assassin bug (Stenolemus fraterculus)
- Backswimmer (Anisops wakefieldi)
- Bed bug (Cimex lectularius)
- Chorus cicada (Amphipsalta zelandica)
- Cicada damage ()
- Cicada eggs ()
- Cicada nymph ()
- Green planthopper (Siphanta acuta)
- Green vegetable bug (Nezara viridula)
- Green vegetable bug (immature) (Nezara viridula)
- Mealybug ()
- Passionvine hopper (Scolypopa australis)
- Passionvine hopper (immature) (Scolypopa australis)
- Passionvine hopper egg scars in twig (Scolypopa australis)
- Psyllids ()
- Rose scale, an example of an armoured scale (Aulacaspis rosarum)
- Soft brown scale, an example of a soft scale (Coccus hesperidum)
- Swan plant seed bug (Arocatus rusticus)
- Swan plant seed bug nymph (Arocatus rusticus)
- Water boatman (Sigara arguata)
- Whitefly ()
Hirudinea (Leeches)
Hymenoptera (Ants, wasps & bees)
- Ants ()
- Asian paper wasp (Polistes chinensis)
- Asian paper wasp nest (Polistes chinensis)
- Bumble bees (Bombus sp.)
- German wasp (Vespula germanica)
- German wasps' nest (Vespula germanica)
- Giant ichneumonid (Megarhyssa nortoni nortoni)
- Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
- Lemon tree borer parasite (Xanthocryptus novozealandicus)
- Mason wasp (Pison spinolae)
- Mason wasp nest (Pison spinolae)
- Orange Ichneumonid wasp (Netelia ephippiata)
- Solitary wasp (Ancistrocerus gazella)
- Spider hunting wasps ()
- Tasmanian paper wasp (Polistes humilis humilis)
- Wasp workings (Vespula germanica)
- Whitespotted Ichneumonid (Echthromorpha intracatoria)
- Wood wasp (Sirex noctilio)
- Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)
Isopoda (Slaters)
Isoptera (Termites)
Lepidoptera (Moths & butterflies)
- Australian bag moth (Cebysa leucotelus)
- Australian bag moth pupa (Cebysa leucotelus)
- Bamboo moth (Artona martini)
- Banana moth (Antichloris viridis)
- Banana moth pupa (Antichloris viridis)
- Blue Moon butterfly (Hypolimnas bolina nerina)
- Brown house moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella)
- Burnished brass moth (Thysanoplusia orichalcea)
- Cabbage tree caterpillar (Epiphryne verriculata)
- Cabbage tree leaf damage (Epiphryne verriculata)
- Cabbage tree moth (Epiphryne verriculata)
- Cabbage white caterpillar (Pieris rapae)
- Caterpillar of Bamboo moth (Artona martini)
- Caterpillar of Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
- Caterpillar of North Island Lichen Moth (Declana atronivea)
- Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
- Clothes moth ()
- 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)
- Dried fruit moth (Ephestia cautella)
- Dried fruit moth caterpillar (Ephestia cautella)
- Flax looper caterpillar adult (Orthoclydon praefectata)
- Flax looper damage (Orthoclydon praefactata)
- Flax notch caterpillar, adult (Tmetolophota steropastis)
- Flax notcher damage (Tmetolophota steropastis)
- Grass moths (Orocrambus flexuosellus)
- Green looper caterpillar (Chrysodeixis eriosoma)
- Green Spangled moth (Cosmodes elegans)
- 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)
- Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella)
- Indian meal moth larva (Plodia interpunctella)
- 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)
- Large white butterfly caterpillar (Pieris brassicae)
- Leafroller caterpillar (Epiphyas postvittana)
- Lesser Wanderer (Danaus chrysippus petilia)
- Lesser Wanderer Caterpillar (Danaus chrysippus petilia)
- Light Brown Apple Moth, leafroller caterpillar (Epiphyas postvittana)
- Log cabin bag moth ()
- Magpie moth (Nyctemera annulata)
- Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
- Monarch butterfly chrysalis (Danaus plexippus)
- Monarch caterpillar (Danaus plexippus)
- North Island Lichen Moth (Declana atronivea)
- 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)
- Plume moths ()
- Pupa of Bamboo moth (Artona martini)
- Puriri moth (Aenetus virescens)
- Puriri moth caterpillar (Aenetus virescens)
- Puriri moth damage (Aenetus virescens)
- Red admiral (Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla)
- Red admiral caterpillar (Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla)
- Red Admiral Pupa (Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla)
- Silver Y moth (Chrysodeixis eriosoma)
- Soybean looper (Thysanoplusia orichalcea)
- Tomato fruitworm (caterpillar) (Helicoverpa armigera conferta)
- Tomato fruitworm moth (Helicoverpa armigera conferta)
- Tropical army worm egg mass (Spodoptera litura)
- Tropical armyworm (caterpillar) (Spodoptera litura)
- Tropical armyworm moth (Spodoptera litura)
- 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)
- Woolly bear caterpillar (Nyctemera annulata)
- Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea)
- Yellow Admiral Caterpillar (Vanessa itea)
Mantodea (Praying mantids)
Odonata (Dragonflies & damselflies)
Oligochaeta (Earthworms)
Onychophora (Peripatus & velvet worms)
Opiliones (Harvestmen)
Orthoptera (Crickets, grasshoppers, weta, locusts, katydids)
- Cave Weta (Gymnoplectron acanthocerum)
- Cricket (Teleogryllus commodus)
- Field Grasshopper (long antennae) ()
- Katydid (Caedicia simplex)
- Locust (Locusta migratoria)
- Mercury Island tusked weta (Motuweta isolata)
- Mole Cricket (Trimescaptor aotea)
- New Zealand Grasshopper (Phaulacridium marginale)
- Tree weta (Hemideina thoracica)
- Winged weta ()