Sapromyza neozelandica
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sapromyza neozelandica Tonnoir & Malloch, 1926". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
- ^ "Brownstriped Litter Fly)(Sapromyza neozelandica)". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
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