Odontomyia (Soldier Flies)Odontomyia Index Hermetia illucens (Black Soldier Fly)

— see Alice Springs Soldier Flies (Odontomyia)

The genus Odontomyia, in the family Stratiomyidae, are a group of flies known by the common name of Soldier Fly (Soldier Flies). They are a varied group of flies in colour and size. Many have iridescent colours.

Odontomyia (Soldier Fly), Alice Springs NT
Genus Odontomyia (Soldier Fly), Alice Springs NT
Odontomyia (Soldier Fly), Alice Springs NT
Genus Odontomyia (Soldier Fly), Alice Springs NT
Odontomyia (Soldier Fly), Alice Springs NT
Genus Odontomyia (Soldier Fly), Alice Springs NT
Genus Odontomyia (member of Soldier Flies Family Stratiomyidae), Alice Springs NT
Genus Odontomyia (member of Soldier Flies Family Stratiomyidae), Alice Springs NT
Genus Odontomyia (member of Soldier Flies Family Stratiomyidae), Alice Springs NT
Genus Odontomyia (member of Soldier Flies Family Stratiomyidae), Alice Springs NT
Genus Odontomyia (member of Soldier Flies Family Stratiomyidae), Alice Springs NT
Genus Odontomyia (member of Soldier Flies Family Stratiomyidae), Alice Springs NT
Solider Fly (Odontomyia hunteri), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Solider Fly (Odontomyia hunteri), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Black Solider Fly (Hermetia illucens), Alice Springs NT
Black Solider Fly (Hermetia illucens), Alice Springs NT
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Diptera
  • Suborder: Brachycera
  • Informal: Orthorrhapha
  • Superfamily: Stratiomyoidea
  • Family: Stratiomyidae
  • Subfamily: Stratiomyinae
  • Tribe: Stratiomyini
  • Genus: Odontomyia
  • Species:
    at time of writing (28 December 2023) Atlas of Living Australia has 33 described species

Footnote & References

  1. Many thanks for ID to Ken Walker, member of Entomology Australia “Invertebratology”, Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/507004496955277/
  2. Odontomyia Meigen, 1803, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Odontomyia
  3. Genus Odontomyia, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/122221-Odontomyia

Odontomyia (Soldier Flies)Odontomyia Index Hermetia illucens (Black Soldier Fly)

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