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Hermetia illucens - Black Soldier Fly - Hermetia illucens

Hermetia illucens - Black Soldier Fly - Hermetia illucens
Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA
April 22, 2006
Size: 19 mm
Several of these guys were inside my shop today.

Hermetia illucens
9 years later, still very helpful--and still a great shot.

Moved
Moved from Hermetia.

Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus)
should be filed under that species in bugguide

Soldier
Oh, I love this shot.

Soldierfly
That is an absolutely stunning picture of what looks like a Black Soldierfly.
Check this link and see what you think:http://bugguide.net/node/view/7646/bgimage

-Sean McCann


triatoma.blogspot.com

 
It does appear to be.
Thanks, Sean. I checked the guide and it does indeed appear to be Hermetia illucens.

....Ed....

 
Stunning photo
How crisp. Wonderful.
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/CarlaFinley