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  • Green soldier fly (Beris sp.) on a plant.
    Rights: Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, CC BY 4.0 Published 3 November 2019 Size: 230 KB Referencing Hub media

    Family: Stratiomyidae

    Insects in the Diptera order of insects are often regarded with disgust, but flies play an important role in pollination and in helping rotting material to decompose. Green soldier flies are important native pollinators. Their larvae can be found in rotting vegetation.

    Image from Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, CC BY 4.0

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