Terrible photo but no doubt. Beautiful turquoise back and wings and yellow/cream stomach.
Immature
Another weed taking over
Rewarewa? Hīnau? Something completely different? Hīnau grow locally but have not heard of rewarewa in the district.
The subject woody shrub is in the image center. This individual stands about two meters high
summit plateau, 550m asl; subalpine scrub; with pink pine, manuka and Gahnia
eastern upper flanks of Mt Anglem, c 850m asl; in subalpine shrubland; with Celmisia dureitzii (flowering); date in January approximate
I have been unable to identify this seed pod. About 5.5cm long
I have been unable to identify this seed pod. About 5.5cm long