Exaireta spinigera
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Stratiomyidae |
Genus: | Exaireta |
Species: | E. spinigera
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Binomial name | |
Exaireta spinigera (Wiedemann, 1830)
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Exaireta spinigera, known generally as the garden soldier fly or blue soldier fly, is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. It is native to Australia; however, it has been introduced to countries and islands such as New Zealand, Belgium and Hawaii.[1][2][3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Garden_Soldier_Fly_on_compost_%2814412559037%29.jpg/220px-Garden_Soldier_Fly_on_compost_%2814412559037%29.jpg)
Garden soldier fly, Exaireta spinigera
References[]
- ^ a b "Exaireta spinigera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Exaireta spinigera". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Exaireta spinigera species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading[]
- Woodley, Norman E. (2001). A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). North American Dipterists' Society. ISBN 978-9057820830.
External links[]
Media related to Exaireta spinigera at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Stratiomyidae
- Insects described in 1830
- Stratiomyidae stubs