Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chloropidae ID ?

Posted by Oryctes on 25-04-2026 09:22
#1
www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos372/big/DSC_1805%20B.jpg
Oryctes : France : Villeneuve-d'Ascq : 59650 : 21/04/2026
Altitude : 20 m - Taille : 4 mm (mesuré à partir de la plante)
Réf. : 372461


www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos372/big/DSC_1814%20A.jpg
Oryctes : France : Villeneuve-d'Ascq : 59650 : 21/04/2026
Altitude : NR - Taille : 4 mm (mesuré à partir de la plante)
Réf. : 372462


www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos372/big/DSC_1796%20B.jpg
Oryctes : France : Villeneuve-d'Ascq : 59650 : 21/04/2026
Altitude : NR - Taille : 4 mm (mesuré à partir de la plante)
Réf. : 372551

Hello,
I found this 4-mm-long Chloropidae on April 21 2026.
As you can see, it was perched at the tip of a Symphytum officinale leaf in a large wet wasteland in Villeneuve dAscq (Nord, France).
The head has a distinctive shape, and the antennae are black with a long white arista.
As for the insect's identity, Chlorops frontosus has been suggested to me. This is possible, but I don't really recognize the abdomen (particularly the colours) in the photos I have seen of this species.
What is your opinion on this ?
Thank you in advance,
Dominique

Posted by Oryctes on 30-04-2026 06:43
#2
Hello,
Does anyone have any idea, even just to confirm (or rule out) the genus of this Chloropidae ?
Thanks in advance,
Dominique

Posted by Jan Willem on 30-04-2026 08:14
#3
Chlorops seems correct.

Posted by Oryctes on 01-05-2026 08:37
#4
Hello, and thank you, Jan, for your response regarding the insect's genus. I assume the species cannot be identified ?
Dominique