Species Detail - Black-horned Gem (Microchrysa polita) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Microchrysa polita
Black-horned Gem
NBNSYS0000007828
RecommendedWell-formed
Microchrysa parvula (Harris, [1776]), Microchrysa splendens (Meigen, 1804), Microchrysa vitrea (Harris, [1776]), Musca parvula Harris, [1776], Musca polita Linnaeus, 1758, Musca vitrea Harris, [1776]
N/A
mipol
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Insect - true fly (Diptera)
Species
56
33
23
01/07/1833
07/08/2024
1 April (recorded in 1973)
25 October (recorded in 2001)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Black-horned Gem (Microchrysa polita), accessed 13 May 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/87599