I transferred it to a container and in the morning released it outside on the verandah railing, where I photographed it.
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10 November 2015
Last night's visitor: Coptomma variegatum
I transferred it to a container and in the morning released it outside on the verandah railing, where I photographed it.
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6 comments:
I think it's nice for both of you that you caught it, released it, and photographed it, rather than have it drop on your head in the middle of the night! A gorgeous thing - from a distance through a micro lens!
What a sleek and stylish creature. I expect it didn't mind a night in a nice hotel.
Lisa, the older I get, the more inclined I am to take these kinds of visitors outside and let them go. My bug-squashing and insect-collecting days are now in the past.
Zhoen, I'd like to think it at least didn't mind a night indoors. Insects have weird tastes, though, so who knows what it was thinking.
Very cool and not one I've seen before.
Andrew, I've seen this a couple of times, and I've also seen the very beautiful Coptomma lineatum on the No. 1 Line track and at Ngamoko hut: see my NatureWatchNZ observations of these two species.
I've seen C. lineatum up at the top of Scotts Road when looking at the orchids there.
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