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Collected from Auricularia fungus. Should be Z. vittimaculosa Burla, 1956. Check comments later for more pictures (microscopy)

Auckland CBD, Auckland.

In piled garden clippings, on the city campus of the University of Auckland.

Feeding on fermenting tree sap

Small black flies clustering in native Hibiscus flowers

Attracted to fermented sap

chilling in a seed pod

Ovos de Rhinoleucophenga myrmecophaga

Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad

neatest fly ever.

on fungus

On skunk cabbage, trying to go incognito among the Scaptomyzas.

Specimen ZRC_BDP0371950, YEH-1115; found on Hoya leaf.

Found two of these:
1 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198953180
2 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198953182

Atlantic Forest highland
Mata Atlântica de altitude
Serra do Mar

ID please

1 mm long

18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland. At light.

I have many more photos, but am only uploading a few because this is a female.

On underside of fungus - draiad's saddle?

18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland. At light.