Posted by empeejay on 08-02-2013 18:08
#8
Mine were certainly wetland inhabitants. The female from rank marsh vegetation during September in Norfolk and the male from a reed bed during August in Suffolk.
I'm quite confident mine are
austriaca. No other
Elachiptera species currently on the British list has that distinctive appearance. Yours may simply be a pale
austriaca.
Hopefully the new
Chloropidae book will help resolve the issue.