Biology:Sapromyza neozelandica

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Short description: Species of fly

Sapromyza neozelandica
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Scientific classification
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Lauxaniinae
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Sapromyza
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S. neozelandica
Binomial name
Sapromyza neozelandica
Tonnoir & Malloch, 1926

Sapromyza neozelandica, commonly called the brown striped litter fly, is an endemic fly of New Zealand.[1]

A small red-eyed fly that lives in forest or areas of scrub usually in damp and shaded places. S. neozelandica maggots live amongst leaf litter and feed off moulds.[2]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7421123 entry