''Chloropsina elegans'' is a species of

fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

in the family

Chloropidae The Chloropidae are a family of flies commonly known as frit flies or grass flies. About 2000 described species are in over 160 genera distributed worldwide. These are usually very small flies, yellow or black and appearing shiny due to the virtu ...

. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).

References

* Some type specimens of Philippine Diptera described by M. Bezzi in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milano MD Delfinado - Pae. Insects, 1969

External links

''Chloropsina elegans'' at insectoid.info
Chloropinae Insects described in 1914 Arthropods of the Philippines Diptera of Asia Taxa named by Mario Bezzi {{Chloropidae-stub