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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Hermetia

Genus Hermetia

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Hermetia - Hermetia melanderi Colorful fly - Hermetia comstocki Black fly - Hermetia illucens - female Black Soldier Fly - Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens fly/wasp with yellow Stratiomyidae ?? - Hermetia illucens Mydas Fly? - Hermetia comstocki
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))
Infraorder Stratiomyomorpha
Family Stratiomyidae (Soldier flies)
Genus Hermetia
Explanation of Names
Author of genus is Latreille, 1804.
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists 12 spp.
Contributed by Richard Leung on 4 October, 2004 - 10:42pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 25 April, 2007 - 9:34am

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