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______________________________________________________________________________________________ Flies 53 – Black-horned Gem Soldierflies
BLACK-HORNED GEM SOLDIERFLY Microchrysa polita (f)
BLACK-HORNED
GEM SOLDIERFLY Microchrysa polita (f)
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Black-horned
Gem Soldierflies Microchrysa
polita are
small, metallic flies, belonging to a genus with three British representatives.
There appears to be an association with decomposing vegetation including
(unsurprisingly) compost-heaps, meaning that they are more likely to be
encountered in gardens than most other soldierflies.
Because of their diminutive size they may easily be overlooked.
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This
useful identification aid is highly recommended: ‘Identifying soldierflies and allies: Chloromyia
and Microchrysa soldierflies’:
http://soldierflies.brc.ac.uk/sites/www.brc.ac.uk.soldierflies-and-allies/files/chloromyia%20and%20microchrysa%20id%20guide%20v2.pdf
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