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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Hermetiinae » Hermetia » aurata species group (Hermetia aurata species group)
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Fly - Hermetia
Copyright © 2010 Nick Richter

Fly - Hermetia
Casper's Wilderness Park, Orange County, California, USA
June 26, 2010
Size: ~7-8mm
Found on prickley pear.
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Contributed by Nick Richter on 26 June, 2010 - 10:08pm
Last updated 16 October, 2016 - 9:18pm

Moved
Moved from Hermetia chrysopila.
… Martin Hauser, 16 October, 2016 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Soldier flies.
… Martin Hauser, 13 July, 2010 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 10 July, 2010 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

Soldier Fly (Stratiomyidae), I think.
Looks a bit like Hermetia:



Don't hold me to the genus, though. I could be way off, so wait for an expert opinion.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 June, 2010 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

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