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Hello,
This little 2mm Chloropidae is giving me a hard time.

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Paul Vignac : France : Mont-Saint-Aignan : 76130 : 15/03/2021
Height : 144 m - Lenght : 2mm
Réf. : 277268

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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

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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.

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Thanks a lot!

The fly was caught in a city garden with trees, part of which is purposely left untended.

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Nice pictures!!

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Thank you!
Hand made "half-auto" focus stacking:
Here is a short video (in French)

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YouTube's [CC] button does a good job for people like me who can understand some written French but little spoken French.