Not a fly. It's a bark louse.


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I think the fly may be a kind of long legged fly? Not sure about the other one 
though! 😊



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From: Fiona McLaughlan
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Subject: Pest identification please



Morena,



We have recently discovered a problems in our Plant Room with the accumulation 
of organic material (leaves etc) blowing into the room when the filters are 
changed. I’ve deep cleaned the room where I could but there are a number of 
high level areas I can’t reach so working on a Plan B. I have set up a system 
of blunder traps in this space and until now have ‘only’ found clothes moths. 
Today I found these newbies; a winged insect and beetle on a trap.



I thought that the winged insect might be a bark lice (with the very striking 
wing pattern) and the beetle a Trogidae (hide beetle). Unfortunately I couldn’t 
see the antenna on the beetle, but it does have rather muscular legs and the 
and textured wing casing. The beetle was  approx 5mm. I’m not sure if I’m 
trying to make the insect fit the environment – if that makes sense – so would 
really appreciate an identification. I’m located in the south of the South 
Island, New Zealand.



Many thanks for help, Fiona



Fiona McLaughlan

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Toitū Otago Settlers Museum



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