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Trigonospila brevifacies
A small black and white banded fly about 10mm long; wings clear and longer than body. Strong erect discal setae on abdomen.
On lakeside rushes in nature reserve.
Reference link contains the only visual confirmation I could find that the abdominal banding doesn't always continue underneath. Interestingly it was introduced to NZ deliberately in the 1960's. This is parasitising fly laying a single egg onto a larva.
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