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Giant Springtail
Holacanthella spp.
Ngaio Weevil
Anagotus stephenensis
Bat Fly
Mystacinobia zelandica
Pūngāwerewere | Trapdoor Spider
Cantuaria johnsi
Piriwai | Yellow Mayfly
Ameletopsis perscitus
Rō | New Zealand Giant Stick Insect
Argosarchus horridus
Pepeke Nguturoa | Giraffe Weevil Lasiorhynchus barbicornis 
Frosted Phoenix
Titanomis sisyrota
Long-tailed Stonefly
Zelandoperla fenestrata
Rango pango | NZ Blue Blow Fly
Calliphora quadrimaculata
Mercury Island Tusked Wētā
Motuweta isolata
Gravel Maggot
Smeagol climoi
Southern Ant
Chelaner antarcticus
Puene | New Zealand Dobsonfly
Archichauliodes diversus
Putoko ropiropi | Gherkin Slug
Athoracophorus papillatus
Whe | New Zealand Praying Mantis
Orthodera novaezealandiae
Mānuka Chafer Beetle
Pyronata festiva
Honi | New Zealand Mole Cricket
Triamescaptor aotea
Ātaka | Exquisite Olearia Owlet
Meterana exquisita
Ngāokeoke | NZ Velvet worm
Peripatoides novaezealandiae
Powelliphanta | Giant Ground Snail
Powelliphanta augusta

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