| Christii fly | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Scatopsidae |
| Genus: | Ectaetia |
| Species: | E. christii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectaetia christii Rotheray & Horsfield, 1997
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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 (1⁄12 in) long and is black in colour.[1] Christii flies live under the bark of smaller branches or twigs of dead aspen trees.[2]
- ^ Ross, John (2006-06-13). "Welcome on the hillside for new fly". The Scotsman.
- ^ "New species discovered in the Cairngorms". The Scotsman. 2006-06-12.