Christii fly

Christii fly
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Scatopsidae
Genus: Ectaetia
Species:
E. christii
Binomial name
Ectaetia christii
Rotheray & Horsfield, 1997

The Christii fly (Ectaetia christii) is a species of fly named after the late Iain Christie, a farmer and amateur entomologist from Dunbartonshire. It measures 2 mm (112 in) long and is black in colour.[1] Christii flies live under the bark of smaller branches or twigs of dead aspen trees.[2]

  1. ^ Ross, John (2006-06-13). "Welcome on the hillside for new fly". The Scotsman.
  2. ^ "New species discovered in the Cairngorms". The Scotsman. 2006-06-12.