Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chrysopilus laetus

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 16-01-2020 21:48
#1
Hello,

is this fly a Chrysopilus laetus? The abdomen looks a bit dark.

Thanks, Marion

(5th July 2019, Germany, Saxony, Chemnitz, on the edge of a wet meadow)
Edited by Marion Friedrich on 17-01-2020 13:09

Posted by Zeegers on 17-01-2020 09:58
#2
Yes, Marion, a beautiful female laetus. The orange thorax is characteristic, the abdomen is pretty variable. We are working on a review, nearly done !

Theo
Edited by Zeegers on 17-01-2020 14:53

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 17-01-2020 13:08
#3
Thank you, Theo. :)

Best wishes,
Marion