Hermetia comstocki Williston, 1885 is a animal in the Stratiomyidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hermetia comstocki Williston, 1885

Hermetia comstocki Williston, 1885

Hermetia comstocki, the agave fly, is a soldier fly species found in Mexico and the United States.

Family
Genus
Hermetia
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Hermetia comstocki Williston, 1885

Hermetia comstocki, commonly known as the agave fly, is a species of soldier fly belonging to the family Stratiomyidae. It was first described by Williston in 1885. This species is distributed in Mexico and the United States.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Stratiomyidae Hermetia

More from Stratiomyidae

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