Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Diptera (True flies) ➔ Family Stratiomyidae (Soldier flies)

Microchrysa polita (Linnaeus, 1758)

Grünglänzende Waffenfliege Black-horned Gem

Synonyms and other combinations:

Musca caesia Rossi, 1790 | Musca parvulus Harris, 1776 | Musca vitreus Harris, 1776 | Sargus cyaneus Fabricius, 1805 | Sargus polytus Wiedemann, 1828 | Sargus splendens Meigen, 1804 |

  • Microchrysa polita, female  704
    Microchrysa polita (Linnaeus, 1758)  Grünglänzende Waffenfliege  Black-horned Gem 
    Microchrysa polita, female
    DE, Chemnitz; 2004-05-08 09:23:43
    Image number: 704
    female
    DE, Chemnitz
    2004-05-08 09:23:43

  • Microchrysa polita, male  4443
    Microchrysa polita (Linnaeus, 1758)  Grünglänzende Waffenfliege  Black-horned Gem 
    Microchrysa polita, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2010-06-20 11:11:25
    Image number: 4443
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2010-06-20 11:11:25


Classification:
Microchrysa polita belongs to the subfamily Sarginae.
Body length:
4.5 - 5.5 mm

References, further reading, links:
  1. Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds) (2017). Systema Dipterorum (version 2.0, Jan 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2017 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Menno Reemer: Veldtabel wapen- en bastvliegen van Nederland (Diptera: Stratiomyidae & Xylomyidae), EIS Kenniscentrum Insecten, 2014
    Englische Textversion:
    Field Key to the Soldierflies of the Netherlands (Diptera: Stratiomyidae & Xylomyidae) by Menno Reemer, 2014 (Text translated and edited for UK use by Jim Middleton and Martin C. Harvey, 2014)