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Green Gem Fly
Microchrysa flavicornis
Microchrysa flavicornis, the green gem, is a European species of soldier fly....
From the article Microchrysa flavicornis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
A small species (Body 4.5 to 5.0 mm. long) Antennae red-yellow, third antennomere brown, arista black. Legs predominantly yellow, femora III blackish. Pubescence in middle part of mesonotum and on abdomen light-colored in male. Abdomen of female and also frons of female metallic green. Halteres yellow. Wings hyaline. Abdomen with golden reflections.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 706974.