Hermetia illucens: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hermetia illucens lives – recorded in 47 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hermetia illucens
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	47 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Insect
Order	Diptera
Family	Stratiomyidae

Where does the hermetia illucens live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hermetia illucens in 47 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. In Spain, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the hermetia illucens?

The hermetia illucens (Hermetia illucens) is an insect in the order Diptera and the family Stratiomyidae, genus Hermetia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hermetia illucens

Hermetia illucens, known colloquially as the black soldier fly, is a widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae. Black soldier fly larvae are commonly utilized in composting systems due to their ability to rapidly break down food waste. In recent years, H. illucens has increasingly been gaining attention because of its hyperaccumulation of protein and fats via consumption of renewable substrates.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hermetia illucens (revision 1381074597), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q285029 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).