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Microchrysa sp. with yellow-brownish antennae - Microchrysa flaviventris - female
Copyright © 2010 John Schneider

Microchrysa sp. with yellow-brownish antennae - Microchrysa flaviventris - Female
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
July 7, 2010
Is this M. flavicornis? It seems to fit, because flavicornis apparently translates as "yellow horn," and the images ID'd as polita seem to have darker antennae than this. Came to UV light.
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Contributed by John Schneider on 8 July, 2010 - 12:13am
Last updated 27 November, 2013 - 10:40pm

From the pic it is hard to te
From the pic it is hard to tell if it is flaviventris or flavicornis... a better pic of the wing would make it clear...
… Martin Hauser, 8 July, 2010 - 3:29am login or register to post comments

 
Abdomen
Wouldn't flaviventris have a yellow abdomen, versus the dark abdomen on this specimen? That's what the info page indicates.
Thanks for the wing tip :)
… John Schneider, 8 July, 2010 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
only the male in flaviventris
only the male in flaviventris is yellow the female is green metallic. The wing cell d is half open in flaviventris while closed in flavicoris. You can see this character very well on the left wing in the pic of the male you photographed on UV light, the cell is half open - compared with this pic http://bugguide.net/node/view/182988/bgimage
… Martin Hauser, 8 July, 2010 - 10:09am login or register to post comments

 
I understand now
Thanks, Martin.
… John Schneider, 8 July, 2010 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 8 July, 2010 - 3:23am login or register to post comments

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