Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 212 No. 212 |

Microchrysa polita, the black-horned gem, is a European species of soldier fly.
Ancestry Graph
%%{
init: {
'theme': 'base',
'themeVariables': {
'primaryColor': '#83a09c',
'primaryTextColor': '#212d2b',
'primaryBorderColor': '#fff',
'lineColor': '#fff',
'secondaryColor': '#006100',
'tertiaryColor': '#fff'
}
}
}%%
flowchart LR
classDef active fill:#fff
arthropods("phylum: Arthropods"):::active
arthropods-->insects("class: Insects"):::active
insects-->brachyceran-flies("suborder: Brachyceran Flies"):::active
brachyceran-flies-->soldier-flies("family: Soldier Flies"):::active
soldier-flies==>black-horned-gem-fly(["species: Black-horned Gem Fly"]):::active
click black-horned-gem-fly href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/soldier-flies/black-horned-gem-fly/"
click arthropods href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/"
click insects href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/"
click brachyceran-flies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/"
click soldier-flies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/soldier-flies/"
This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Seasons“
Maria experiences how the seasons change and with them the natural balance of her habitat. These changes are gradual and some might only recognise them when it is already too late.


