| Sapromyza neozelandica | |
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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]
