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Elachiptera =>E. graeca
Onmal	#1 Posted on 15-03-2021 18:25
Member Location: Posts: 26 Joined: 20.06.19	Hello, This little 2mm Chloropidae is giving me a hard time. CLICK TO ENLARGE Paul Vignac : France : Mont-Saint-Aignan : 76130 : 15/03/2021 Height : 144 m - Lenght : 2mm Réf. : 277268 CLICK TO ENLARGE Paul Vignac : France : Mont-Saint-Aignan : 76130 : 15/03/2021 Heigh : 144 m - Length : 2mm Réf. : 277269 I can't identify it with the key at my disposal. On the French forum "le monde des insectes", someone suggested this topic: Elachiptera cf. megaspis Do you think the lead is good? Thank you! Paul Edited by Onmal on 19-03-2021 13:55


von Tschirnhaus	#2 Posted on 18-03-2021 10:33
Member Location: Bielefeld, Germany Posts: 454 Joined: 04.11.07	Elachiptera graeca Becker, 1910, male, Chloropidae: This typical Elachiptera species can be identified after its mesonotum (scutum) without deep furrows, acrostichal setulae not in strong criss-cross arrangement, apical pair of scutellar setae on widely separated projections, yellow humeral calli, yellow ocellar triangle with dark ocellar tubercle, palpi dark, yellowish legs. It is known from Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic, "Yugoslavia" and Italy (isle of Elba). Similar species are E. lenis Collin, 1946, E. orizae Séguy, 1949 and E. rufifrons Duda, 1932. Nothing is known about the larval substrate or preferred biotopes.


Onmal	#3 Posted on 18-03-2021 13:29
Member Location: Posts: 26 Joined: 20.06.19	Thanks a lot! The fly was caught in a city garden with trees, part of which is purposely left untended.


Jan Willem	#4 Posted on 18-03-2021 13:35
Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2170 Joined: 24.07.04	Nice pictures!! Jan Willem van Zuijlen


Onmal	#5 Posted on 18-03-2021 14:34
Member Location: Posts: 26 Joined: 20.06.19	Thank you! Hand made "half-auto" focus stacking: Here is a short video (in French) Edited by Onmal on 18-03-2021 14:36


John Carr	#6 Posted on 18-03-2021 15:17
Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10654 Joined: 22.10.10	Onmal wrote: Thank you! Hand made "half-auto" focus stacking: Here is a short video (in French) YouTube's [CC] button does a good job for people like me who can understand some written French but little spoken French.