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While photographing a tiny moth (Pammene aurana) I discovered an extremely small fly close by. In one of the pictures this fly is quite clearly visible.
I think it is a Chloropidae.
But can anything more be said about it, like genus or even species?

It was photographed on July 23rd of this year in a botanical garden in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Your help is much appreciated.

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Chyromyidae

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Oh, that is a surprise.
I'll look into it further.
Maybe I'll find something, for there are only three species known from the Netherlands:
Chyromya flava
Chyromya oppidana
Gymnochiromyia flavella

So maybe I can find out.

Thanks a lot John!

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It also looks very like Liriomyza lutea.

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My usual rule is a "Chloropidae" with bristles is an Agromyzidae, but I didn't know of any Agromyizdae with such pale markings. North American Liriomyza are contrasting yellow and black, or yellow and dark brown.

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Liiriomyza lutea (Meigen, 1830), Agromyzidae [= L. melanorhabda Hendel, 1931]. Larvae develop in seeds of Apiaceae, genera, Angelica, Heracleum, Pastinaca. A somewhat variable species with matt scutum, yellowish legs and yellowish wing veins. There are some few similar species with yellow patch before scutellum, e.g. L. oldenbergi Hering, 1933.

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Thank you very much.
You are the 2nd one to vote for this family and even this species.
Which is great indeed.
Still I will wait for Paul Beuk's opinion.
But I would like to thank you once more, for my mind is almost made up.

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Now Michael von Tschirnhaus has given his view on this specimen, I feel quit comfortable in following his opinion :).
So good call Empeejay!

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Thanks all of you, for Michael must be right. I'll have it down as Liriomyza lutea.
Especially thanks to Michael and thanks to all the others for thinking along.
After all these are not the easiest of families!