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Egersund, Southwestern Norway, June 16.
To me this looks like a perfect match for Chlorops pumilionis, but it would be nice to get the view on this from some experts.
Thanks.


Leif

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I think that Chlorops is correct but i'm not convinced that pumilionis is a perfect match. There are alot of Chlorops and only one photo. If i remember correctly, it should key to the pumilionis and ringens area of keys but you will need an opinion from Paul or maybe Dr. von Tschirnhaus will visit this post.

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Thanks for commenting.
Now I see and realize that the species I suggested was wrong. I was looking at many species that evening and the name came out wrong. It should have been Chlorops scutellaris.

Header is now corrected. I'm sorry for this mixup.

Leif

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all is good, noone is perfect and noone should hold it against you. we are all friends here, i think so. i make mistakes too.

i think that Chlorops scutellaris is supposed to have an entirely black scutum, so this should not be C. scutellaris either. the ocellar triangle of C. scutellaris is supposed to have a noticeable acute apex.

do you have other photos or a specimen?

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one can only get so far with one photo and conjecture. However, i think that the ocellar triangle has an outline. see my attached photo. I can suggest C. speciosus as a possibility but it may not be correct. Let's hope that Paul can tell us more or maybe von Tschirnhaus notices this post.

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I'm sorry but no more photos. In my naivety I thought this colourful fly would be easy.

Leif

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I'm sorry but no more photos. In my naivety I thought this colourful fly would be easy.

Leif