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Black soldier fly

Scientific name: Hermetia illucens

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0398Males and females look different

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কালো সৈনিক মাছি
Schwarze Soldatenfliege
Black soldier fly
Mosca soldado negra
مگس سرباز سیاه
Mouche soldat noire
काली सैनिक मक्खी
Lalat tentara hitam
アメリカミズアブ
Lalat askar hitam
Mosca-soldado-negra
Чёрная львинка
Kara asker sineği
سیاہ سپاہی مکھی
黑水虻

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1Hermetia illucens, Animal Diversity Web species accountSRC-DSC-88B7F63B70
2GBIF Backbone Taxonomy name match: Hermetia illucensSRC-DSC-BE116826DB
3The Variety of Applications of Hermetia illucens in Industrial and Agricultural Areas, Review (Biology, PMID 36671718)SRC-DSC-1A88BBDDEF
4Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Microbiome and Microbe Interactions: A Scoping Review (Animals, PMID 39595236)SRC-DSC-88F705DE1D

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T104814634 · last approved 8 November 2026

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Hermetia illucens, known as the black soldier fly, is a saprophytic insect that feeds on decaying matter.

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3The Variety of Applications of Hermetia illucens in Industrial and Agricultural Areas, Review (Biology, PMID 36671718)SRC-DSC-1A88BBDDEF

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