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Black soldier fly I'm not sure about this identification, but it's the most similar I've found. Can anyone confirm or correct me?  Geotagged,Hermetia illucens,Macro,Pentacladia elegans,Portugal,Summer,black soldier fly,europe Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Black soldier fly

I'm not sure about this identification, but it's the most similar I've found. Can anyone confirm or correct me?

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  1. would you have any other angles? For diptera (flies, wasps, etc) the top view is most important for identification. Posted 3 years ago
    1. I only have this other perspective:
      https://flic.kr/p/2mBDzLD
      Is there a way to embed the photo here from Flickr?
      Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
      1. Not directly, but you can just upload that photo here as well, if you want. Posted 3 years ago
    2. I think this is a wasp (Hymenoptera), not a fly (Diptera). I don't see any halteres, which a fly would have. Posted 3 years ago
      1. My guess would be superfamily Chalcidoidea > Family Eupelmidae. I'm not sure other than that, though.

        Note the similarities:
        https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1389403
        Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
        1. Super search skills! Looks good to me for a tentative identification. Posted 3 years ago
          1. Thanks, sounds good. Posted 3 years ago
  2. Thank you so much for your identification :-D Posted 3 years ago

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Pentacladia elegans is a wasp in the Pentacladia genus.

Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Oct 14, 2021. Captured Aug 5, 2021 07:57 in N398 150Y, 8700 Moncarapacho, Portugal.
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