Insects › Soldier Flies
Black Soldier Fly
Hermetia illucens
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Hermetia sexmaculata
Garden soldier flyExaireta spinigera
Hermetia chrysopila
Azalea Argid SawflyArge similis
Black Horse FlyTabanus atratus
Organ-pipe Mud-dauber WaspTrypoxylon politum
Clubbed Mydas FlyMydas clavatus
Hoplitimyia subalba
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 12,964 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3,016 |
| California | 2,014 |
| Australia | 1,621 |
| India | 1,238 |
| Mexico | 1,159 |
| China | 1,152 |
| Brazil | 935 |
| France | 914 |
| North Carolina | 908 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | Soldier Flies · Stratiomyidae |
| Genus | Hermetia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black Soldier Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.