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Black Soldier Fly

Black Soldier Fly

A dark, wasp-like fly with pale translucent patches near the base of its abdomen and no narrow wasp waist.

Hermetia illucens

All languages

English
Black Soldier Fly
Japanese
アメリカミズアブ — あめりかみずあぶ — amerikamizuabu
Korean
아메리카동애등에 — amerikadongaedeunge
Spanish
mosca soldado negra
French
Mouche soldat noire
German
Schwarze Soldatenfliege

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