Grass Fly - Genus Chlorops. It defies logic that I should get such a good photo of an insect that is only a fraction of an inch in size. Both the nature and photography gods were smiling on me.
September 6, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Grass Fly - Genus Chlorops. It defies logic that I should get such a good photo of an insect that is only a fraction of an inch in size. Both the nature and photography gods were smiling on me.
A frit fly (not a fruit fly!) on this #invertefest #flyday #flyfriday.
Seen in beautiful Sommarøy, Norway in June. Genus Chlorops per iNat, it was the biggest frit fly I’d ever seen (still pretty small). I love these tiny cuties.
#bugsky #diptera
Seen in beautiful Sommarøy, Norway in June. Genus Chlorops per iNat, it was the biggest frit fly I’d ever seen (still pretty small). I love these tiny cuties.
#bugsky #diptera
August 28, 2026 at 9:29 PM
A frit fly (not a fruit fly!) on this #invertefest #flyday #flyfriday.
Seen in beautiful Sommarøy, Norway in June. Genus Chlorops per iNat, it was the biggest frit fly I’d ever seen (still pretty small). I love these tiny cuties.
#bugsky #diptera
Seen in beautiful Sommarøy, Norway in June. Genus Chlorops per iNat, it was the biggest frit fly I’d ever seen (still pretty small). I love these tiny cuties.
#bugsky #diptera
On second thought it may be one of the less broad-faced Chlorops, my bad. Chloropid in any case, they can be hard to tell apart at that angle.
July 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
On second thought it may be one of the less broad-faced Chlorops, my bad. Chloropid in any case, they can be hard to tell apart at that angle.
Chlorops? Cute little pest of cereal crops, apparently.
June 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Chlorops? Cute little pest of cereal crops, apparently.
More adorable creatures from last weekend at Sandhills WMA. Ichneumonid wasp, apparently genus Anomalon, parasitizes beetle larvae. Grass fly, apparently genus Chlorops, larvae eat grass roots I think.
#bugsky #macrophotography #insects #invertefest
#bugsky #macrophotography #insects #invertefest
May 1, 2026 at 1:20 AM
More adorable creatures from last weekend at Sandhills WMA. Ichneumonid wasp, apparently genus Anomalon, parasitizes beetle larvae. Grass fly, apparently genus Chlorops, larvae eat grass roots I think.
#bugsky #macrophotography #insects #invertefest
#bugsky #macrophotography #insects #invertefest
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Published on Friday, March 20, 2026
Published on Friday, March 20, 2026
#3558 - Chlorops sp.
Type genus of the family, which is large, widespread, and usually black or yellow.
Point Peron, Perth.
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March 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Published on Friday, March 20, 2026
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drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8115656... #3558 - Chlorops sp.
Type genus of the family, which is large, widespread, and usually black or yellow.
Point Peron, Perth.
Type genus of the family, which is large, widespread, and usually black or yellow.
Point Peron, Perth.
#3558 - Chlorops sp.
Type genus of the family, which is large, widespread, and usually black or yellow.
Point Peron, Perth.
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March 20, 2026 at 9:57 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8115656... #3558 - Chlorops sp.
Type genus of the family, which is large, widespread, and usually black or yellow.
Point Peron, Perth.
Type genus of the family, which is large, widespread, and usually black or yellow.
Point Peron, Perth.
A nice little Chlorops from Waitby Greenriggs Nature Reserve, Cumbria, collected on the @dipteristsforum.bsky.social summer 2024 meeting. Awaiting confirmation but seems to be C. geminatus, a species not on the UK list
February 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
A nice little Chlorops from Waitby Greenriggs Nature Reserve, Cumbria, collected on the @dipteristsforum.bsky.social summer 2024 meeting. Awaiting confirmation but seems to be C. geminatus, a species not on the UK list
One of the grass-flies, Chloropidae...a Chlorops sp. Tricky to go further.
June 2, 2025 at 7:34 AM
One of the grass-flies, Chloropidae...a Chlorops sp. Tricky to go further.
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April 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Chlorops varsoviensis a pNationally Scarce #Chloropidae of upland marshy areas.
Now added to the (slowly) growing Chloropidae UK Flickr group. Please add any relevant identified photos or message me and I can help add them www.flickr.com/groups/14873...
#diptera #ento @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Now added to the (slowly) growing Chloropidae UK Flickr group. Please add any relevant identified photos or message me and I can help add them www.flickr.com/groups/14873...
#diptera #ento @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Chlorops varsoviensis a pNationally Scarce #Chloropidae of upland marshy areas.
Now added to the (slowly) growing Chloropidae UK Flickr group. Please add any relevant identified photos or message me and I can help add them www.flickr.com/groups/14873...
#diptera #ento @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Now added to the (slowly) growing Chloropidae UK Flickr group. Please add any relevant identified photos or message me and I can help add them www.flickr.com/groups/14873...
#diptera #ento @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
A quick walk down by the Thames this evening turned up this Chlorops (Anthracophaga) frontosus, apparently associated with Carex spp.
December 3, 2024 at 7:51 AM
A quick walk down by the Thames this evening turned up this Chlorops (Anthracophaga) frontosus, apparently associated with Carex spp.
September 24, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Maybe Chlorops sp. or another grass fly?
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/333508-...
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/333508-...
Genus Chlorops
Chlorops is a genus of fly in the family Chloropidae. (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorops, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Miroslav Deml, some rights reserved (CC BY))
www.inaturalist.org
August 23, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Maybe Chlorops sp. or another grass fly?
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/333508-...
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/333508-...
What key do you use for Chlorops? I used Mike Hackston's key, but that doesn't cover the Chlorops genus.
December 24, 2023 at 12:30 PM
What key do you use for Chlorops? I used Mike Hackston's key, but that doesn't cover the Chlorops genus.
If these characters do point to Chlorops then perhaps C. pumilionis but see where the key takes you 2/2
December 24, 2023 at 11:52 AM
If these characters do point to Chlorops then perhaps C. pumilionis but see where the key takes you 2/2
Very nice pictures. I can't quite make out but I think the scutellum isn't flat enough for Thaumatomyia. Thaumatomyia also has a line of hairs clearly within the margins of the ocellar triangle, these are on the margin in Chlorops. Also the katepisternal mark is shining in Thaumatomyia 1/2
December 24, 2023 at 11:51 AM
Very nice pictures. I can't quite make out but I think the scutellum isn't flat enough for Thaumatomyia. Thaumatomyia also has a line of hairs clearly within the margins of the ocellar triangle, these are on the margin in Chlorops. Also the katepisternal mark is shining in Thaumatomyia 1/2
Chlorops speciosus a dark northern example of this wet woodland species associated with Deschampsia cespitosa. Characters include shing scutum with dense setulae, long ocellar triangle and broad gena with black setulae. #Chloropidae
December 3, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Chlorops speciosus a dark northern example of this wet woodland species associated with Deschampsia cespitosa. Characters include shing scutum with dense setulae, long ocellar triangle and broad gena with black setulae. #Chloropidae
Chlorops interruptus a nice Chlorops of southern chalk grassland. Characterised by, among other things, the yellow antennae, large ocellar triangle with dark central line and mostly reddish katepisternal mark. This one a male from Sussex at the weekend
December 3, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Chlorops interruptus a nice Chlorops of southern chalk grassland. Characterised by, among other things, the yellow antennae, large ocellar triangle with dark central line and mostly reddish katepisternal mark. This one a male from Sussex at the weekend
Chlorops larvae feed within the shoots of various species of grass and sedge. Some species are agricultural pests but many are specialists of different semi-natural grassland and wetland habitats. There are at least 24 species know from the UK of which 11 have conservation status
December 3, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Chlorops larvae feed within the shoots of various species of grass and sedge. Some species are agricultural pests but many are specialists of different semi-natural grassland and wetland habitats. There are at least 24 species know from the UK of which 11 have conservation status
Finally Chlorops hypostigma one of the commonest Chlorops sp. Characters include: the katepisternal mark shining black, the scutal stripes shining through thin dusting, the ocellar triangle with a small 'onion-shaped' black mark and the depth of gena ±/equal to the flagellomere
December 3, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Finally Chlorops hypostigma one of the commonest Chlorops sp. Characters include: the katepisternal mark shining black, the scutal stripes shining through thin dusting, the ocellar triangle with a small 'onion-shaped' black mark and the depth of gena ±/equal to the flagellomere
Chlorops serenus, another uncommon Chlorops sp. This one with, among other characters, the katepisternal mark shining yellowish, the scutal stripes heavily dusted and the ocellar triangle with pale windows either side of the anterior ocellus
December 3, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Chlorops serenus, another uncommon Chlorops sp. This one with, among other characters, the katepisternal mark shining yellowish, the scutal stripes heavily dusted and the ocellar triangle with pale windows either side of the anterior ocellus
Chlorops adjunctus Female, Salisbury Plain, May. One of a group of Chlorops w. black setulae on the anepisternum which are mostly associated with calcareous grassland. Conf. by John Ismay due to partly dusted ocellar triangle, strongly dusted scutum & mostly black abdominal disc
December 3, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Chlorops adjunctus Female, Salisbury Plain, May. One of a group of Chlorops w. black setulae on the anepisternum which are mostly associated with calcareous grassland. Conf. by John Ismay due to partly dusted ocellar triangle, strongly dusted scutum & mostly black abdominal disc
Two more #Chloropidae from the Brecks - Trachysiphonella pygmaea and Chlorops gracilis
December 3, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Two more #Chloropidae from the Brecks - Trachysiphonella pygmaea and Chlorops gracilis