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Zealantha thorpei
Zealantha thorpei is a species of fly belonging to the family Anthomyzidae. First described by Jindřich Roháček in 2007, it is endemic to New Zealand and currently the only known member of Anthomyzidae found in the country.
From the article Zealantha thorpei on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Males of Z. thorpei have a total body length ranging between 2.02–2.35 mm (0.080–0.093 in), while females range between 2.08–2.94 mm (0.082–0.116 in). The species is bicoloured, with the head and thorax being a grey-black colour, and the abdomen and limbs coloured ochre-yellow. The species can be identified by its colours, by having dark velvet-like microtomentum on its head and thorax, and eyes covered in soft hairs.
Range & habitat
The species is endemic to New Zealand, found primarily on the North Island and the northern South Island. Adults tend to be collected from between late November and January, and prefer damp littoral habitats dominated by sedges. Since its initial discovery, the species has been found to occur commonly in suburban Auckland.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 464581.