Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lauxaniidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Genus Sapromyza | |
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Similar Melangyna novaezelandiae, Antipodochlora braueri, Trigonospila brevifacies, Austrolestes colensonis, Uropetala carovei | ||
Sapromyza neozelandica, commonly called the brown striped litter fly is an endemic fly of New Zealand.
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.
References
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