A Black-horned Gem in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/22/2018). Determined by Bill Dean and Ken Wolgemuth via BugGuide.
Black-horned Gem in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/11/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-horned Gem in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/14/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-horned Gem in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/14/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-horned Gem in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/23/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-horned Gem in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
A female Black-horned Gem in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/25/2007). Determined by Martin Hauser/BugGuide.
Black-horned Gem in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2021). (c) Roshan Vignarajah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-horned Gem in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/16/2023). (c) Nicole Hartig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-horned Gem in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/30/2023). (c) epic2112, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A female Black-horned Gem in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/25/2007). Determined by Martin Hauser/BugGuide.
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| Microchrysa polita | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Sarginae |
| Genus: | Microchrysa |
| Species: | M. polita
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| Binomial name | |
| Microchrysa polita | |
| Synonyms | |
Microchrysa polita, the black-horned gem, is a species of soldier fly found in Europe, Asia, and North America.[3][4][5]
Description
[edit]A small species (Body 4.5 to 5.5.mm. long) Antennae black. Legs predominantly black. Pubescence in middle part of mesonotum and on abdomen black in male.[6][7][8]
Biology
[edit]The flight period is March to September. Habitats are deciduous woodland edges, wooded areas, hedgerows, gardens, and parks. Larvae have been found in soil, decomposing grass and leaves, and compost.
Distribution
[edit]Russia, Siberia, Central Asia, Mongolia, Western Europe, United States, and Canada.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema naturae... Ed. 10, Vol. 1. Holmiae [= Stockholm]: L. Salvii. pp. 824 pp. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Meigen, J.W. (1804). Klassifikazion und Beschreibung der europäische n zweiflugeligen Insekten (Diptera Linn.). Erster Band. Abt. I. Braunschweig [= Brunswick]: Reichard. pp. xxviii + pp. 1–152, Abt. II. vi + pp. 153–314.
- ^ Stubbs, Alan E; Drake, Martin (2014). British Soldierflies and their allies (an illustrated guide to their identification and ecology) (2 ed.). Reading: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 528 pp, 20 plates. ISBN 9781899935079.
- ^ Woodley, N.E. (2001). "A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera)". Myia. 11: 1–462. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Zeegers, T.; Schulten, A. (2022). Families of Flies with Three Pulvilli: Field Guide Northwest Europe. Graveland: Jeugdbondsuitgeverij. pp. 256pp. ISBN 9789051070682.
- ^ Seguy. E. Faune de France Faune n° 13 1926. Diptères Brachycères. 308 p., 685 fig.
- ^ Verrall, G.H. (1909). Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain In his British flies. Vol. 5. London: Gurney & Jackson. pp. 780 pp. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ E. P. Narchuk in Bei-Bienko, G. Ya, 1988 Keys to the insects of the European Part of the USSR Volume 5 (Diptera) Part 2 English edition. Keys to Palaearctic species but now needs revision.
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