Hermetia illucens
American Soldier Fly at Kambah, ACT
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| Hermetia illucens | GregD | 6 Mar 2025 | |
| Stratiomyidae (family) | DiBickers | 6 Mar 2025 | |
| Symphyta (suborder) | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Aug 2024 | |
| Unverified | GirtsO | 3 Apr 2024 |
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User's notes
preening itself Im thinking, front and back leg movement happening while I watched.
4 comments
6 Mar 2025
@DiBickers You're probably right, I just thought I'd seen similar in Wasp area. Just did a quick edit on the image and ran it through iNat and it's suggested Hermetia.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.058941-35.394416
- Altitude 588.6m
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Mar 2024 10:57 AM Recorded on
- GirtsO Recorded by
- mountain pepper leaf, overnite I think Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- GirtsO NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
- External link More information
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