Outhouse Fly

Sylvicola notatus · Order: Diptera · Family: Anisopodidae

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Outhouse Fly
Photo: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, CC BY

The adult is about 6 mm long and its wings are also about 6 mm in length. Its body is reddish-tawny, the flagellum of the antennae is dark-brown, and the wings are pale brownish with a dark-brown pterostigma and tip. It is found widely across New Zealand and is endemic to that country.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The fly is reddish-tawny, its antenna flagellum is dark-brown, and its wings are pale brownish with a dark-brown pterostigma and tip.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

The species measures about 6 mm in body length and has wings of similar length.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It occurs widely throughout New Zealand.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

The species is endemic to New Zealand.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Outhouse Fly photo 3
Photo: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, CC BY
Outhouse Fly photo 4
Photo: Mike Bowie, CC BY
Outhouse Fly photo 5
Photo: Steve Kerr, CC BY
Outhouse Fly photo 6
Photo: Steve Kerr, CC BY

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvicola_notatus

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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