Stratiomyid #6 (Hermetia illucens)
An interesting soldier-fly that seems to be a wasp mimic. This specimen has been donated to Martin Hauser. An identification of Hermetia illucens has been suggested by Rui and I think he is correct, as this is a very common species in the tropics 🙂
I think it’s very similar to Hermetia illucens, don’t you think? 🙂
Congrats for the very interesting blog ;-).
Hi, yes I think you are correct … they are incredibly common in the tropics and I have caught a few over the years. I just wasn’t too sure whether there are alternative species that look similar 😉 Thanks for the name anyway – I will update the post 🙂