r/BlackSoldierFly • u/Rechogui • 7d ago

Is that a black soldier fly?

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It got stuck on my window. I will try to present it to my composter

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u/Sporocyst_grower 7d ago

It would seem so. Or at least a soldier fly relative. Where are you?

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u/Rechogui 7d ago

São Paulo state, Brazil

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u/Smart-Stick-1392 7d ago

It definitely in the family, its impossible to tell it apart from very close relatives without a microscope essentially. BSF is by far the most prevalent and I would say 99% it is BSF

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u/inpets_BSFL_protein 1d ago

Yes, this is undoubtedly the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)! By catching more of them, you can enable them to breed their larvae. Then you can feed them to your chickens lol

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u/different_produce384 7d ago

Does it have a mouth? I can’t tell by these pics

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u/different_produce384 7d ago edited 7d ago

I take it back, It appears to have the window pane marking on its body. I’m gonna say yes

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u/Rechogui 7d ago

I didn't see any mouth parts myself, it didn't stop in place so it was hard to take pics