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American Soldier Fly
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American Soldier Fly
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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American Soldier Fly - close up showing the eye colour pattern
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INSECT FACTS |
Identification
The American Soldier Fly looks like a wasp with black body and dark wings. The eyes appear to have a pattern of blue and green markings. At rest it holds its wings folded on top of each other along the abdomen. The antennae form a V-shape. The lower parts of the legs are white.
Size
20mm
Habitat
often found on foliage of garden plants
Breeding
They are often found around decaying vegetation such as compost heaps. The maggots feed on the decaying plant material.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Diptera | | Family: | Stratiomyidae | | Genus: | Hermetia | | Species: | illucens | | Common Name: | American Soldier Fly |
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