Hermetia illucens
American Soldier Fly at Belconnen, ACT
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| Hermetia illucens | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Apr 2023 | |
| Unverified | Cristy1676 | 14 Apr 2023 |
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Looking at the mouth parts and those white sacks flies tend to have on their sides, i thought it might be a fly of some type? but would love an iD :-) Those eyes are amazing!
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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
- It was perched on some grass Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Cristy1676 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hermetia illucens Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
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
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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