| Hermetia comstocki | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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. Larvae 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. Adults are found near larval habitats. 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.
Pachygaster is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Parastratiosphecomyia is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Psellidotus defectus is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Zabrachia magnicornis is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Hermetia hunteri is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Ptecticus sackenii is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Myxosargus fasciatus is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Hermetia subpellucida is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Hedriodiscus truquii is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Pachygaster montana is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Nemotelus kansensis is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Inopus rubriceps, known generally as the sugarcane soldier fly or Australian soldier fly, is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. The fly acts as a host for the parasitoid wasps Neurogalesus carinatus and Neurogalesus militis. The species causes damage to pasture, as well as oat and maize crops, however the degree of damage it causes means it is not considered a major pest.
Inopus is a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Ptecticus trivittatus 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.
Nemotelus bruesii, the Brues' soldier fly, is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Odontomyia profuscata is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
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