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Black Soldier Fly

Hermetia illucens

Photo by Smith Zoo
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Field Notes

Description:

Large, robust, elongate wasp-mimic with smoky wings. Legs banded in white and black. Body with a peculiar clear panel at junction of abdomen and thorax.

Habitat:

Found inside home at night.

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Hermetia illucens

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