Chrysotus gramineus
Chrysotus gramineus
Description
2.5mm. Chrysotus are small, compact dolichopids with the typical green metallic bodies.
Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)
- front coxa with dark bristles at the apex
- femora black
- front and mid tibia yellow
- front and hind trochanters black
- 3rd antennal segment similar in width to 2nd
- front tibia with some hairs of similar width to the tibia
Habitat
Damp areas.
When to see it
Late May to September
UK Status
Common and widespread.
VC55 Status
Probably common but under-recorded.
David Nicholls
Ratby, Burroughs Road
31 May 2025
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