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

Hermetia comstocki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Subfamily: Hermetiinae
Genus: Hermetia
Species:
H. comstocki
Binomial name
Hermetia comstocki
Synonyms
  • Hermetia comstocki ssp. mexicana James, 1967
Agave fly, Hermetia comstocki

Distribution

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Mexico, United States.

References

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  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. S2CID 87835933. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ Woodley, N.E. (2001). "A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera)". Myia. 11: 1–462. Retrieved 7 December 2022.