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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Hermetiinae » Hermetia » Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens)
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Hermetia illucens - Black Soldier Fly - Hermetia illucens
Copyright © 2006 Ed Johnson

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.
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Contributed by Ed Johnson on 22 April, 2006 - 7:39pm
Last updated 17 December, 2006 - 1:55pm

Hermetia illucens
9 years later, still very helpful--and still a great shot.
… Ray Peterson, 8 June, 2015 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Hermetia.
… Martin Hauser, 17 December, 2006 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus)
should be filed under that species in bugguide
… Norm Woodley, 1 June, 2006 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

Soldier
Oh, I love this shot.
… Herschel Raney, 23 April, 2006 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

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
… Sean McCann, 22 April, 2006 - 11:32pm login or register to post comments

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

....Ed....
… Ed Johnson, 23 April, 2006 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

 
Stunning photo
How crisp. Wonderful.
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/CarlaFinley
… Carla Finley, 23 April, 2006 - 5:17am login or register to post comments

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