Sapromyza neozelandica

Sapromyza neozelandica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Lauxaniidae
Genus: Sapromyza
Species:
S. neozelandica
Binomial name
Sapromyza neozelandica

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

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