soldier fly

English

a black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens

Noun

soldier fly (plural soldier flies)

1. Any fly of the insect family Stratiomyidae, which resemble wasps.

Derived terms

• Brues' soldier fly
• sugarcane soldier fly (Inopus rubriceps)

Translations

insect

• German: Waffenfliege f
• Irish: saighdiúir cuile m
• Russian: львинка (ru) f (lʹvinka)
• Ukrainian: коловодниця f (kolovodnycja)

Further reading

• soldier fly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Stratiomyidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Stratiomyidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons