Actina viridis

Actina viridis · Order: Diptera · Family: Stratiomyidae

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Actina viridis
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Actina viridis is a soldier fly belonging to the family Stratiomyidae. It occurs in Canada and the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Actina viridis is found in Canada and the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 30 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New York, Kansas, Ohio, Georgia, Illinois.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Actina viridis photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Actina viridis photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Actina viridis photo 4
Photo: Zeke Blankenship, CC BY
Actina viridis photo 5
Photo: Brett Ortler, CC BY

Same family (Stratiomyidae)

Black Soldier FlyBlack Soldier FlyHermetia illucensHarmlessBroad Centurion FlyBroad Centurion FlyChloromyia formosaGarden soldier flyGarden soldier flyExaireta spinigeraTwin-Spot Centurion FlyTwin-Spot Centurion FlySargus bipunctatusBlack-horned Gem FlyBlack-horned Gem FlyMicrochrysa politaPtecticus testaceusPtecticus testaceus

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actina_viridis

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.

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