Hermetia illucens

Hermetia illucens
Hermetia illucens on a rose
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Subfamily: Hermetiinae
Genus: Hermetia
Species:
H. illucens
Binomial name
Hermetia illucens
Synonyms
List
  • 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

Hermetia illucens, known colloquially as the black soldier fly, is a widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae. In recent years, H. illucens has increasingly been gaining attention because of its hyperaccumulation of protein and fats via consumption of renewable substrates.

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