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Story: 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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by D. W. Helmore

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Carl Walrond, Sandflies and mosquitoes – Sandflies: New Zealand’s blackflies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/15351/sandfly-pupa (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 1 March 2009.