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Delphacid parasitoid wasp - Gonatopus alpinus
Added: 08 May 2019
Updated: 30 Sep 2019
This endemic wasp was first found in the 1950’s in the southern alps. It has now been found on the East and West coasts of Auckland. It is a parasitoid of planthoppers in the family Delphacidae (Hemiptera) that live on l...
New Zealand spinach planthopper - Delphacidae sp. (Tetragonia)
Added: 08 May 2019
Updated: 13 May 2019
This endemic planthopper has been found around Auckland on its coastal host plant, New Zealand climbing spinach, Tetragonia implexicoma (Aizoaceae). It may also occur on New Zealand spinach, Tetragonia tetragonioides. Co...
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