Rod Williams / Murky-legged black legionnaire (Beris chalybata) Beverley Court Gardens, London, England, UK. April.

Jiri Lochman / Metalic soldier fly (Odontomyia sp. aff. angulata) Lake Joondalup in Perth, Western Australia. Endemic.

Paul Bertner / Soldier Fly (Gongrosargus sp), Mananara Nord National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Soldier Fly (Stratiomyidae) female, beetle mimic, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Rod Williams / Yellow-legged centurion soldier fly (Sargus flavipes) Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, South East London, England, UK, September.

Alex Hyde / Soldier fly (Stratiomys chamaeleon) female. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.

Rod Williams / Broad centurion (Chloromyia formosa) male soldier fly, Warwick Gardens, Peckham, London UK June

John Abbott / Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA September

John Abbott / Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) flying from flower, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. September

Nick Upton / Green / Broad centurion soldier fly (Chloromyia formosa) female nectaring on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) on hillside once used as a dumping ground, cleared of scrub to improve habitat for b...

Rod Williams / Soldier fly (Beris chalybata) female, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London. May.

Rod Williams / Female Soldier-fly (Sargus bipunctatus) Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, England, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Soldier fly (Odontomyia flavissima) feeding from Cretan oregano (Origanum onites) flowers, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Iridescent Centurion (Sargus iridatus) female standing on Rose leaf, Wiltshire garden, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Pair of Murky-legged black legionnaire soldierflies (Beris chalybata) mating on Mock orange leaves (Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus') Wiltshire garden, UK, May.

Agustin Esmoris / Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens), Bahia Blanca, Argentina

Premaphotos / Soldier fly (Stratiomys potamida) UK

Premaphotos / Common green colonel soldier fly (Oplodontha / Odontomyia viridula) in a marsh, UK

Premaphotos / Broad centurion soldier fly (Chloromyia formosa) on a bramble leaf, UK

Andy Sands / Broad centurian soldier fly (Chloromyia formosa) male, portrait, Hertfordshire, England, UK. June. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Broad centurian soldier fly (Chloromyia formosa) female, resting on a leaf, Hertfordshire, England, UK. June. Focus stacked.

Doug Wechsler / Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) on dead leaves, La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica.

Will Watson / Black colonel (Odontomyia tigrina), a soldier fly, on Branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum) pond, Herefordshire, England, UK. June.

Andy Sands / Broad centurion soldierfly (Chloromyia formosa) roosting at dawn and covered in dew, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July - Focus Stacked

Rod Williams / Banded general soldier fly (Stratiomys potamida) feeding on Yarrow (Achillea millefolium). Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, Croydon, England, UK. July.

Rod Williams / Banded general soldier fly (Stratiomys potamida) feeding on Yarrow (Achillea millefolium). Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, Croydon, England, UK. July.

Rod Williams / Broad centurion (Chloromyia formosa) male, Ladywell Fields, Lewisham, London, England, UK. May