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Giant Snail
33%
33%
2/ 6
Cicada, Amphipsalta zelandica
16%
16%
1/ 6
Dragonfly, Uropetela carovei
50%
50%
3/ 6
Eyrewell beetle, Holcapsis brevicula
0%
0%
0/ 6
Three-lined hover fly, Helophilus seelandicus
0%
0%
0/ 6
Giraffe weevil, Lasiorhynchus barbicornis
0%
0%
0/ 6
Homer grasshopper, Sigaus homerensis
0%
0%
0/ 6
Ichneumonid wasp, Certonotus factinervis
0%
0%
0/ 6
Jewel beetle, Nasciodes enysi
0%
0%
0/ 6
Knobbled weevil, Hadramphus tuburculatus
0%
0%
0/ 6
Ladybird beetle, Coccinella leonina
0%
0%
0/ 6
Mokohinau stag beetle, Geodorcus ithagnis
0%
0%
0/ 6
Namu / Sandfly, Austrosimullium australense
0%
0%
0/ 6
Outhouse fly, Sylvicola neozelandicus
0%
0%
0/ 6
Pūriri moth, Aenetus virescens
0%
0%
0/ 6
Robust grasshopper, Brachapsis robustus
0%
0%
0/ 6
Stick insect, Acanthoxyla prasina
0%
0%
0/ 6
Tunga rere, huhu beetle, Prionoplus reticularis
0%
0%
0/ 6
Upokorua / Southern Michelin ant, Amblyopone australis
0%
0%
0/ 6
Vegetable bug, Glaucias amyoti
0%
0%
0/ 6
Wētā – Little Barrier Island giant, Deinacrida heteracantha
0%
0%
0/ 6
Lemon tree borer wasp, Xanthocryptus novozelandicus
0%
0%
0/ 6
Yellow admiral butterfly, Vanessa itea
0%
0%
0/ 6
Zebra moth (South Island niche moth), Declana atronivea
0%
0%
0/ 6
Via WP Poll & Voting Contest Maker