Biology:Hermetia comstocki

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Short description: Species of fly

Hermetia comstocki
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Subfamily: Hermetiinae
Genus: Hermetia
Species:
H. comstocki
Binomial name
Hermetia comstocki
Williston, 1885[1]
Synonyms
  • Hermetia comstocki ssp. mexicana James, 1967

Hermetia comstocki, the agave fly, is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.[2]

Agave fly, Hermetia comstocki

Distribution

Mexico, United States .

References

  1. Williston, S.W. (1885). "Notes and descriptions of North American Xylophagidae and Stratiomyidae". The Canadian Entomologist 17 (7): 121–128. doi:10.4039/Ent17121-7. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3068188#page/126/mode/1up. Retrieved 9 December 2022. 
  2. Woodley, N.E. (2001). "A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera)". Myia 11: 1–462. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303225468. Retrieved 7 December 2022. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14275511 entry