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Kōrero: Sandflies and mosquitoes

Sandfly pupa

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Sandfly pupa

Sandfly larvae pupate, and about 12 days later they emerge as adults at the water surface.

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Landcare Research – Manaaki Whenua

by D. W. Helmore

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Carl Walrond, Sandflies and mosquitoes – Sandflies: New Zealand’s blackflies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/15351/sandfly-pupa (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.