Hermetia illucens
American Soldier Fly at Wellington Point, QLD
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| Hermetia illucens | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Jan 2025 | |
| Hermetia illucens | TimL | 13 Feb 2024 |
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Sighted around a Green Bin, as expected. These flies have a transparent section in the basal abdominal segments which can be seen in the fourth image, immediately in front of the fly's rear legs.
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Location information
- Places Wellington Point, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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Species information
- Hermetia illucens Scientific name
- American Soldier Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 794.8m Recorded at altitude
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