Hermetia illucens
| Hermetia illucens | |
|---|---|
| Hermetia illucens on a rose | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Hermetiinae |
| Genus: | Hermetia |
| Species: | H. illucens |
| Binomial name | |
| Hermetia illucens | |
| Synonyms | |
Hermetia illucens, the black soldier fly, is a common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae. Since the late 20th century, H. illucens has increasingly been gaining attention because of its usefulness for recycling organic waste and generating animal feed.