Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Hermetia
Family: Stratiomyidae
Taxon : Land invertebrate
Group : Animal
SPECIES
illucensNOTES
A large robust fly with a clear panel at the junction of the thorax and the abdomen. The lavae live in compost and leaf litter.
AUTHORITY
(Linnaeus, 1758)Sub Author
Conservation
ExoticHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
Insect (6 legs)Colour
- Notes: A black body with smoky wings and the legs banded in black and white
- Colour: Black
Common Name
- Window waisted fly
- Fly
- Exotic
- Black soldier fly
- Fly
Habitat
- NOTES: Frequent on windows in the house
- HABITAT NAME: Bush
Uses
- Animal feed
- The larvae are used in aquaculture and animal feeds
Months
- All year
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