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Australian leafroller tachinid

Trigonospila brevifacies

Photo by kpcmccombs
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Field Notes

Description:

Small striped fly

Habitat:

On a flax leaf, in town

Notes:

We are not certain of the identification - it seems a little far south.
This species was introduced to NZ as a biological control agent.

Reference Links:

Australian Leafroller Tachinid - Trigonospila brevifacies - Overview, Trigonospila brevifacies, http://www.nzpps.org/journal/54/nzpp_540330.pdf

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