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Kōrero: Sandflies and mosquitoes

Giant sandfly

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Giant sandfly

This larger-than-life model of a female sandfly hangs above a café at Pukekura, near Lake Ianthe on the West Coast. This region is notorious for sandflies, because the bush, heavy rainfall and rushing streams make an ideal habitat.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10058111

by Simon Hayes

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Carl Walrond, Sandflies and mosquitoes – Dealing with bites, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/14751/giant-sandfly (accessed 4 June 2026).

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