Chrysopilus cristatus

Chrysopilus cristatus
Chrysopilus cristatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Rhagionidae
Genus: Chrysopilus
Species: C. cristatus
Binomial name
Chrysopilus cristatus
(Fabricius 1775)
Synonyms

Chrysopilus auratus (Fabricius, 1805)

Chrysopilus cristatus, is a species of 'snipe flies' belonging to the family Rhagionidae.

This species is present in most of Europe.

The flies are 6 to 8 millimeters long. Similar to Chrysopilus erythrophthalmus, but slightly smaller than this species. The femora are dark grey.The tibia and metatarsus are yellow.

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