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All images from iNaturalist.nz with author attribution on the organism page.
Information on threat status from New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS)
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Dicyrtoma spp.
threat status not assessed
Sigaus minutus
Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable
Dolomedes schauinslandii
At Risk – Relict
Coccinella leonina
threat status not assessed
Archaeocroton sphenodonti
At Risk – Relict
Prodontria lewisii
Threatened – Nationally Endangered
Latrodectus katipo
At Risk – Declining
Arachnocampa luminosa
threat status not assessed
Psylla frodobagginsi
threat status not assessed
Tachysphex nigerrimus
threat status not assessed
Dodonidia helmsii
At Risk – Relict
Uropetala carovei
Not Threatened
Maoricicada mangu
At Risk – Naturally Uncommon
Cormocephalus rubriceps
threat status not assessed
Pharmacus montanus
Not Threatened
Orthodera novaezealandiae
At Risk – Declining
Powelliphanta superba
Threatened
Vanessa gonerilla
threat status not assessed
Deinacrida tibiospina
Threatened – Nationally Critical
Peripatoides novaezealandiae
Threatened – Nationally Endangered