Microchrysa flavicornis (Meigen, 1822)
(Green Gem)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrochrysa flavicornis (Green Gem)
GenusMicrochrysa (gem soldierflies)
FamilySTRATIOMYIDAE (soldierflies)
SuperfamilySTRATIOMYOIDEA (soldier flies)
InfraorderStratiomyomorpha (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Microchrysa flavicornis (Green Gem) :
1: Microchrysa flavicornis (Green Gem)
29 Aug 2015 OSGR: SE96 54° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Female, swept off short grass by pond
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Microchrysa flavicornis (Green Gem)
25 May 2012 OSGR: TQ01 50° 60’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Male, swept off southern beech
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Male - wings apart - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 7: Wing - magnified - white backgroundImage 8: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 9: Male - head - dorso-lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background
3: Microchrysa flavicornis (Green Gem)
24 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
at MV
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Male - lateral view

Microchrysa flavicornis (Green Gem) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microchrysa flavicornis (Green Gem)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Microchrysa flavicornis (Green Gem)
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