Posted by Caillou on 17-01-2019 23:12
#1
Hello,
The quality of the photos is really poor, sorry for that; but it would appear there are few available, if any, of this species so I put them here anyway.
After submitting the pictures to the knowledgeable people at insecte.org they came with a male
Eucoryphus coeruleus as ID. The remarkable antennae give the genus and the sex, while the black tibiae indicate the species.
Do you agree ?
August 28th, 2018, Gemmipass, Switzerland, on sand banks. Altitude: 2290m.
Body size: ~3.2 mm
Edited by Caillou on 18-01-2019 22:01
Posted by Tony Irwin on 18-01-2019 00:52
#2
What a remarkable fly! It would be good if you could submit a photo to the gallery. :)
Posted by Igor Grichanov on 18-01-2019 14:48
#3
Eucoryphus coeruleus after Parent (1938). One of two known species in the genus.
Posted by Caillou on 18-01-2019 22:03
#4
Thank you Igor for your confirmation of the ID.
Tony: yes I will submit the pictures to the gallery, anyway Paul can not use them if he deems the quality insufficient.