Dysbiota peregrina
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Genus: | Dysbiota |
| Species: | D. peregrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Dysbiota peregrina (Hutton, 1901) | |
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Dysbiota peregrina is a species of soldier fly endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was first described as Cyclogaster peregrinus in 1901 by Frederick Hutton from specimens collected from Whangarei and Auckland.[2] It was transferred to the genus Dysbiota in 1958.[3]
Description
The adult is bluish-black in overall colour and is around 5.5mm in length. The wings are coloured somewhat smoky and are darkened at the tip.[2]
References
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- ↑ "Dysbiota peregrina (Hutton, 1901)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- 1 2 Hutton, F W (1901). "Synopsis of the Diptera Brachycera of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 33: 10.
- ↑ Lindner, E (1958). "Ueber einige neuseelandische Stratiomyiiden Osten-Sackens im Deutschen Entomologischen Institut in Berlin (Diptera)". Beitraege zur Entomologie. 8: 431–437.