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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Sarginae » Microchrysa » Microchrysa flavicornis
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Fly - Microchrysa flavicornis - male
Copyright © 2010 Bill Johnson

Fly - Microchrysa flavicornis - Male
Pine River, Cass County, Minnesota, USA
June 19, 2010
Any ID for this metallic-colored fly? Next to it is a nailhead about 3/8 inch in diameter. Thanks.
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 15 July, 2010 - 11:39am
Last updated 29 April, 2018 - 10:47pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… v belov, 15 July, 2010 - 12:05pm login or register to post comments

Stratiomyidae: Microchrysa sp.
Stratiomyidae: Microchrysa sp....probably M. flavicornis
… Norm Woodley, 15 July, 2010 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

look in soldier flies
… v belov, 15 July, 2010 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for pointing in that d
Thanks for pointing in that direction. After looking, to me, there is a very close visual comparison to Microchrysa polita. Maybe an expert can verify that comparison.
… Bill Johnson, 15 July, 2010 - 11:53am login or register to post comments

 
link sent to Dr Woodley -- he'll give us a name
… v belov, 15 July, 2010 - 11:56am login or register to post comments

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