A common native fly that is beneficial to nature this species larvee grow in decaying matter and help convert this into elements that are good for the ground. The adult insect itself is non stinging and feeds on nector. The back legs are banded black and whitish and its wings overlap the fly is predominately black in colour.

At a glance

Habitat In gardens and around decaying matter
Size Can grow to around 15mm
Origin Native
Distribution Most states of Australia and has been introduced into the other countries
Descriptions
Distribution
Most states of Australia and has been introduced into the other countries
Habitat
In gardens and around decaying matter
Size
Can grow to around 15mm
Common Name Garden Soldier Fly
Aliases blue soldier fly,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderDiptera
SuborderBrachycera
InfraorderOrthorrhapha
SuperfamilyStratiomyoidea
FamilyStratiomyidae
SubfamilyBeridinae
GenusExaireta
SpeciesExaireta spinigera
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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