Sapromyza neozelandica

(Sapromyza neozelandica)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Lauxaniidae
Genus:Sapromyza
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