To my #SecretSantaNZ2022 gift provider. You have bowled me over with abundance and thoughtfulness. I love #abstractionism, #coffee, delicious smelling soaps, and the lovely @pepperraccoon #puririMoth pin makes it all 100% awesome. Excuse me, there’s something in my eye. The color coordination is charming. Thank you.

I was out with the Waikanae Scouts tonight teaching a weeding session and one of the leaders found this pūriri moth in the trunk of a pūriri tree which got stuck in its cacoon and subsequently died.

#PuririMoth #Moths #Entomology

I just discovered @NZEntoSoc runs a Bug of the year contest Details of all 2023 nominees at https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/?fbclid=IwAR2b_RqXhYzm7N9XeUiRVfjcBAiqsQwcEQeLDyW4e8A-32w2gf1gYdcU4GY but I'm gonna have to go with the Orange Spotted Ladybird Beetle, Lichen moth and Puriri moth. Results announced 14 Feb 2023.

#NZBugOfTheYear #BugOfTheYear2023
#OrangeSpottedLadybird
#LichenMoth #PuririMoth