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    (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Marcello Consolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) Marcello Consolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) Marcello Consolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) Marcello Consolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) Kyle Eaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Black Soldier Fly

Hermetia illucens

Worldwide
42,874 observations
Group
Insects
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Hermetia illucens, the black soldier fly, is a common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae. The larvae and adults are considered neither pests nor vectors. Instead, black soldier fly larvae play a similar role to that of redworms as essential decomposers in breaking down organic substrates and returning nutrients to the soil.

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