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Sleek black fly - Hermetia sexmaculata
Copyright © 2007 Alan Chin-Lee

Sleek black fly - Hermetia sexmaculata
Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
November 3, 2007

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Contributed by Alan Chin-Lee on 8 November, 2007 - 7:53pm
Last updated 15 April, 2009 - 11:47am

Moved
Moved from Hermetia.
… v belov, 15 April, 2009 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

Black soldier fly
Check the guide under the genus Hermetia....I'm no expert but looks like a critter we call a soldier fly in California.
… michael marchiano, 8 November, 2007 - 8:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Michael ...
It sure does look like the flies under Hermetia. many thanks for the guiding genus!
… Alan Chin-Lee, 8 November, 2007 - 9:35pm login or register to post comments

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