Hedriodiscus binotatus
I found this green and black soldier fly on Antelope Island. I thought at first it was some kind of deer fly.
Below is a little more information on it. © Carol Davis 6-19-2009
Soldier flies eat just about anything when in the larval stage. They visit flowers as adults and this one had
the misfortune of being caught in a spider web. It was kind of dangling there so I fished it out and set in on
these buds. Someone told me they can act lethargic and this one was doing that because I know it was alive. It
did finally fly off. They get their name from their striped outfits--like army uniforms. Another species
of Soldier Fly can be found here on my site. © Carol Davis 6-19-2009
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