Exaireta spinigera

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]

Garden soldier fly, Exaireta spinigera

Exaireta spinigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Genus: Exaireta
Species:
E. spinigera
Binomial name
Exaireta spinigera
(Wiedemann, 1830)
Synonyms[1]
  • Beris albimacula Wiedemann, 1830
  • Beris servillei Walker, 1848
  • Xylophagus spinigera Macquart, 1838

References

  1. "Exaireta spinigera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Exaireta spinigera". GBIF. 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.


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