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Hermetia illucens

(Linnaeus, 1758)
Arthropoda » Diptera » Stratiomyidae » Hermetia illucens
Hermetia illucens
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Common name (English)
black soldier fly
Common name (Greek)
μαύρη μύγα στρατιώτης
Ηabitat
J1 Buildings
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2013
Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Transportation of habitat material – THM
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Organic packing material – Org
Pathway detail

Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)

References

Demetriou J, Kalaentzis K, Kazilas C, Kunz G, Muller B, Mostovski MB, Koutsoukos E (2022) An “alien” species on the loose: new records and updated distribution of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens in the Western Palearctic. Bulletin of Insectology 75(1): 125-130.

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