Bug FAQHermetia sexmaculata
Hermetia sexmaculata · Order: Diptera · Family: Stratiomyidae
Hermetia sexmaculata is a soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. It occurs in the United States, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Hermetia sexmaculata is a soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Hermetia sexmaculata belongs to the soldier fly family Stratiomyidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to the United States, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 5 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Stratiomyidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermetia_sexmaculata
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