Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Chloropidae genus Elachiptera ID species ?
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| Oryctes |
Posted on 20-02-2025 10:06
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Member Location: Posts: 94 Joined: 21.08.19 |
 Oryctes : France : Lille : 59000 : 18/02/2025 Altitude : 37 m - Taille : 2-3 mm Réf. : 354509  Oryctes : France : Lille : 59000 : 18/02/2025 Altitude : NR - Taille : 2-3 mm Réf. : 354511  Oryctes : France : Lille : 59000 : 18/02/2025 Altitude : NR - Taille : 2-3 mm Réf. : 354531 Hello, I found two days ago in my garden in Lille (North, France) this Chloropidae of the genus Elachiptera. In 2024 I had found in my garden the species E. bimaculata and E. cornuta but the small fly I present here has a different appearance : there are in particular the sides of the thorax and the pleural region which are frankly orange and I have not found this characteristic in the different species of the genus Elachiptera I saw in the galleries of LMDI and Dipera Info. I would therefore like to have your opinion about the species of this insect. Thank you in advance. Dominique |
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| Oryctes |
Posted on 27-02-2025 10:30
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Member Location: Posts: 94 Joined: 21.08.19 |
Do you have any idea about this little fly ? Dominique |
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| Oryctes |
Posted on 09-03-2025 10:06
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Member Location: Posts: 94 Joined: 21.08.19 |
Hello, I would of course always be happy to have an opinion on this Elachiptera. Dominique |
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| Oryctes |
Posted on 07-04-2025 08:14
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Member Location: Posts: 94 Joined: 21.08.19 |
I am still and always interested in an opinion. |
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| Oryctes |
Posted on 28-01-2026 09:04
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Member Location: Posts: 94 Joined: 21.08.19 |
Hello, I am still searching for an identity for this elegant Elachiptera. Thank you. Dominique |
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| daveb21 |
Posted on 28-01-2026 11:21
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Member Location: Devon UK Posts: 184 Joined: 30.10.14 |
As no one else more qualified than me has offered any thoughts, jumping in at the deep end; maybe somewhere around Elachipteera megaspis? |
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| Oryctes |
Posted on 28-01-2026 18:36
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Member Location: Posts: 94 Joined: 21.08.19 |
Thank you, daveb21, for your reply. The species you mention had been suggested but I found my insect's pleura much too orange for the species. However, the intensity and extent of the colour probably may vary. The species E. megaspis seems possible. Perhaps others have different opinions ? Dominique |
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