| Hermetia illucens |
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| Hermetia illucens on a rose |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Diptera |
| Family: |
Stratiomyidae |
| Subfamily: |
Hermetiinae |
| Genus: |
Hermetia |
| Species: |
H. illucens |
| Binomial name |
Hermetia illucens
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Synonyms |
- Musca illucens Linnaeus, 1758
- Musca leucopa Linnaeus, 1767
- Hermetia rufiventris Fabricius, 1805
- Hermetia nigrifacies Bigot, 1879
- Hermetia pellucens Macquart, 1834
- Hermetia mucens Riley & Howard, 1889
- Hermetia illuscens Copello, 1926
- Hermetia illucens var. nigritibia Enderlein, 1914
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Hermetia illucens, the black soldier fly, is a common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae. Since the late 20th century, H. illucens has increasingly been gaining attention because of its usefulness for recycling organic waste and generating animal feed.