Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Wings with transparent half , and turquoise reflections

Posted by bobabar on 30-04-2016 15:05
#1
Hello !!

This superb dipterous was on the riverfront ( the Seine, near Paris , France). With these wings with transparent half , and turquoise reflections for each other, their legs white part , it has a unique look that may help identify the species ?

A male Chironomidae sp., isn' it ?

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos160/big/p1400956_r1k.jpg.jpg
Bobabar : France : Bezons : 95870 : 29/04/2016
Altitude : 40 m - Taille : LA : 4 mm - L. corps seul = 6 mm (mesurées)
Réf. : 160945
Edited by bobabar on 30-04-2016 15:10

Posted by Tony Irwin on 30-04-2016 17:26
#2
Pretty sure this is Stenochironomus gibbus

Posted by bobabar on 30-04-2016 18:42
#3
Thanks you Tony ! :)

Posted by bobabar on 01-05-2016 12:47
#4
2 others views :

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos161/big/p1400959_r1k.jpg.jpg
Bobabar : France : Bezons : 95870 : 29/04/2016
Altitude : 40 m - Taille : LA : 4 mm - L. corps seul = 6 mm (mesurées)
Réf. : 161087
www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos161/big/p1400960_r1k.jpg.jpg
Bobabar : France : Bezons : 95870 : 29/04/2016
Altitude : 40 m - Taille : LA : 4 mm - L. corps seul = 6 mm (mesurées)
Réf. : 161088
Edited by bobabar on 01-05-2016 12:47