| Hermetia comstocki | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Hermetiinae |
| Genus: | Hermetia |
| Species: | H. comstocki |
| Binomial name | |
| Hermetia comstocki | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hermetia comstocki, the agave fly, is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. [2]
The soldier flies are a family of flies. The family contains over 2,700 species in over 380 extant genera worldwide. Adults are found near larval habitats, which are found in a wide array of locations, mostly in wetlands, damp places in soil, sod, under bark, in animal excrement, and in decaying organic matter. The Stratiomyinae are a different subgroup that tends to have an affinity to aquatic environments. They are diverse in size and shape, though they commonly are partly or wholly metallic green, or somewhat wasplike mimics, marked with black and yellow or green and sometimes metallic. They are often rather inactive flies which typically rest with their wings placed one above the other over the abdomen.
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.
Stratiomys potamida, the banded general, is a European species of soldier fly.
Pachygaster is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Parastratiosphecomyia is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Zabrachia magnicornis is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Adoxomyia is a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Hedriodiscus truquii is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Exaireta spinigera, known generally as the garden soldier fly or blue soldier fly, is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. It is native to Australia; however, it has been introduced to countries and islands such as New Zealand, Belgium and Hawaii.
Inopus is a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Cephalochrysa similis is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Allognosta obscuriventris is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Caloparyphus flaviventris is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Caloparyphus mariposa is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Euparyphus brevicornis is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Euparyphus arizonae is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Hedriodiscus leucogaster is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Euparyphus stigmaticalis is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Hedriodiscus trivittatus is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Actina viridis is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
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