Soldier Fly - Family Stratiomyidae

Soldier Fly - Stratiomys barbata
Order Diptera / Suborder Brachycera / Infraorder Stratiomyomorpha / Family Stratiomyidae -- soldier flies, stratiome/ Subfamily Stratiomyinae / Tribe Stratiomyini
Live adult soldier fly photographed at Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve, Winfield Illinois
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	Soldier Fly
	The larvae of most soldier flies are primarily aquatic. There are approximately 254 species of soldier flies in North America.

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