Hermetia illucens

American Soldier Fly at Belconnen, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.063942-35.240345
• Places Belconnen, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 8 Aug 2021 08:24 AM Recorded on
• Cristy1676 Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects True flies (Diptera) Other true flies Cristy1676 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• It was perched on some grass Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Resting Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

• Hermetia illucens Scientific name
• American Soldier Fly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Exotic
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 794.8m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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