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Hermetia illucens?
Muhammad Mahdi
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Is the fly in the image below a Hermetia illucens (black soldier fly) ?
The fly was lying on a leaf of a spider lily plant, it was around 25mm long. Photographed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Seems ok to me.
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Muhammad Mahdi
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Posted on 01-01-2009 07:50
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thanks
 
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