''Scorpiurus aramoana'' is a species of

fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

in the family Dolichopodidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The species was first discovered in December 2017 on the saltmarsh mudflats of Aramoana near Dunedin in the

South Island The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman ...

of New Zealand, and later found further south in the Catlins.

References

Insects described in 2018 Diptera of New Zealand Hydrophorinae Endemic insects of New Zealand {{Dolichopodidae-stub