Elachiptera sp.

Family: Chloropidae
Order: Diptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description

Elachiptera is a genus of frit flies in the family Chloropidae. There are about 18 described species in Elachiptera.

Species:

Elachiptera angusta Sabrosky, 1948
Elachiptera angustifrons Sabrosky, 1948
Elachiptera angustistylum Sabrosky, 1948
Elachiptera californica Sabrosky, 1948
Elachiptera costata (Loew, 1863)
Elachiptera decipiens (Loew, 1863)
Elachiptera erythropleura Sabrosky, 1948
Elachiptera flaviceps Sabrosky, 1948
Elachiptera formosa (Loew, 1863)
Elachiptera knowltoni Sabrosky, 1948
Elachiptera longiventris (Johannsen, 1924)
Elachiptera nigriceps (Loew, 1863)
Elachiptera pechumani Sabrosky, 1948
Elachiptera penita (Adams, 1908)
Elachiptera punctulata Becker, 1912
Elachiptera tau Sabrosky, 1948
Elachiptera vittata Sabrosky, 1948
Elachiptera willistoni Sabrosky, 1948

Source: Wikipedia, article Elachiptera sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.

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Photography ID: 646725
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Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/24/2025
Jorge Iriberri

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24/07/2025

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Laguna de los Padres, Mar del Plata

Jorge Iriberri