Bird's Eye vs Soldier fly

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Microchrysa flavicornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Soldier fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Alectryon	Microchrysa
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Microchrysa flavicornis

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Soldier fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.