Sapromyza neozelandica Tonnoir & Malloch, 1926 is a animal in the Lauxaniidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sapromyza neozelandica Tonnoir & Malloch, 1926

Sapromyza neozelandica Tonnoir & Malloch, 1926

The brown striped litter fly Sapromyza neozelandica is a small red-eyed endemic fly of New Zealand.

Family
Genus
Sapromyza
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Sapromyza neozelandica Tonnoir & Malloch, 1926

Sapromyza neozelandica, commonly known as the brown striped litter fly, is a fly species endemic to New Zealand. It is a small fly with red eyes, and it inhabits forests or scrub areas, typically in damp, shaded locations. The maggots of S. neozelandica live among leaf litter and feed on moulds.

Photo: (c) Phil Bendle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Phil Bendle · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Lauxaniidae Sapromyza

More from Lauxaniidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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