Locust Blowfly
Arthropods Daily · No. 49 Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata
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Locust Blowfly
Locust Blowfly (Stomorhina lunata) – species of suborder “Brachyceran Flies“

Stomorhina lunata is a species of fly in the family Calliphoridae, often misidentified because of the unusual band pattern in the abdomen, typical of hoverflies. S. lunata is an important egg predator of some major African agricultural pests, the South African Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), the more widespread Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), and the migratory locust (Locustana migratoria).

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Arthropods Insects Brachyceran Flies Bee Flies Blow Flies Dance Flies Dung Flies Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies Fruit Flies Grass Flies Heleomyzid Flies House Flies and Allies Hover Flies Lauxaniid Flies Lesser House Flies and Allies Locust Blowfly Lonchoptera Polleniidae Root-maggot Flies Snipe Flies Soldier Flies Stiletto Flies Tachinid Flies Thick-headed Flies Woodlouse Flies
Arthropods Insects Brachyceran Flies Bee Flies Blow Flies Dance Flies Dung Flies Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies Fruit Flies Grass Flies Heleomyzid Flies House Flies and Allies Hover Flies Lauxaniid Flies Lesser House Flies and Allies Locust Blowfly Lonchoptera Polleniidae Root-maggot Flies Snipe Flies Soldier Flies Stiletto Flies Tachinid Flies Thick-headed Flies Woodlouse Flies

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„Locust Blowfly“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily

Locust Blowfly

No. 130 |

Locust Blowfly

Stomorhina lunata is a species of fly in the family Calliphoridae, often misidentified because of the unusual band pattern in the abdomen, typical of hoverflies. S. lunata is an important egg predator of some major African agricultural pests, the South African Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), the more widespread Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), and the migratory locust (Locustana migratoria).

Locust Blowfly

No. 49 |

Locust Blowfly

Stomorhina lunata is a species of fly in the family Calliphoridae, often misidentified because of the unusual band pattern in the abdomen, typical of hoverflies. S. lunata is an important egg predator of some major African agricultural pests, the South African Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), the more widespread Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), and the migratory locust (Locustana migratoria).

Locust Blowfly

No. 29 |

Locust Blowfly

Stomorhina lunata is a species of fly in the family Calliphoridae, often misidentified because of the unusual band pattern in the abdomen, typical of hoverflies. S. lunata is an important egg predator of some major African agricultural pests, the South African Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), the more widespread Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), and the migratory locust (Locustana migratoria).