Stratiomys maculosa

Stratiomys maculosa is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. Sometimes called the spotted soldier fly, it seeks flowers and riparian habitats.^[5] The geographic range of this insect is western North America, including British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Nevada and California.^[6]

Stratiomys maculosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Stratiomyidae
Subfamily:	Stratiomyinae
Tribe:	Stratiomyini
Genus:	Stratiomys
Species:	S. maculosa
Binomial name
Stratiomys maculosa (Loew, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
Stratiomyia maculosa Loew, 1866[1] Stratiomyia insignis Loew, 1872[2] Stratiomys dentata Bigot, 1879[3] Stratiomys lacerata Bigot, 1879[3] Stratiomys lacerta Johnson, 1895[4]