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Hermetia illucens, the black soldier fly, is a common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae. Since the late 20th century, H. illucens has increasingly been gaining attention because of its usefulness for recycling organic waste and generating animal feed.
The soldier flies (Stratiomyidae, sometimes misspelled as Stratiomyiidae, from Greek στρατιώτης - soldier; μυια - fly) are a family of flies (historically placed in the now-obsolete group Orthorrhapha). The family contains over 2,700 species in over 380 extant genera worldwide.
Stratiomys singularia, the flecked general, is a Palearcticspecies of soldier fly. [3] [4] [5] ... Tibiae and venter mainly black, the latter with pale bands. Abdomen ...
Exaireta spinigera commonly known as the garden soldier fly, [4] blue soldier fly, [5] and spiked lion fly [6] in Russian. The species is a part of the Stratiomyidae family. The originally described holotype of the species was kept in the Berlin Museum and was discovered when Australia was still referred to as New Holland. [1]
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A black fly or blackfly [1] (sometimes called a buffalo gnat, turkey gnat, or white socks) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the Culicomorpha infraorder. It is related to the Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, and Thaumaleidae. Over 2,200 species of black flies have been formally named, of which 15 are extinct. [2]
Stratiomys maculosa is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.Sometimes called the spotted soldier fly, it seeks flowers and riparian habitats. [5] The geographic range of this insect is western North America, including British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Nevada and California.
Pachygaster atra, the dark-winged black, is a European species of soldier fly. [3] [4] [5] Description.