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Soldier Fly

Hermetia cf. illucens

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Garden pond on limestone outcrop in foothills of Los Serranos mountains.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Hi andrecoppe, thanks for the info. I only have a general wildlife book where flies/wasps etc are concerned, just a few pages, and apart from colour it looked similar to Ruby-tailed Wasp (Chrysis ignita) which led me along the wrong path!
andrecoppe
Hi Malcolm Wilton-Jones! It's more likely to be a fly. Take a look on Hermetia genus (especially on Hermetia illucens). http://www.taxateca.com/ordendiptera.html

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2015 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2015

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