Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Shiny chiro

Posted by Lippo on 26-08-2020 11:59
#1

SW France last night. Attracted to the light. 2 - 3 mm long.

It looks like a female Cricotopus to me, but all I have seen up to now have bicoloured legs unlike this one with its dark legs.

Another genus ?

Edited by Lippo on 26-08-2020 11:59

Posted by John Carr on 26-08-2020 12:36
#2

Could be Cricotopus. Some species have dark legs.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 26-08-2020 12:37
#3

Not all Cricotopus have bicoloured legs. I think this is probably a Cricotopus female, but there are other Orthocladiinae that can look very similar - finding a male is usually the best idea!

Posted by Lippo on 26-08-2020 14:17
#4

OK, many thanks to both of you, |t