Soldier Fly (stratiomys badia)

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Photo by opzjon

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

I knew that this is a soldier fly but not sure on the exact specie because it's different from the other soldier flies that I took photo. The abdomen looks like from a bee or a hoverfly. With some research, this one turned out to be Stratiomys of probable badia sp.

Habitat:

These solider flies like to hang out in open spaces near forest/park edges and often on flowers (exactly the type of habitat in which this fly was found).