Chrysopilus cristatus

Chrysopilus cristatus, is a species of 'snipe flies' belonging to the family Rhagionidae.^[3][4]

Chrysopilus cristatus, Male on Rumex (Video, 2m 15s)

Chrysopilus cristatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Rhagionidae
Subfamily:	Chrysopilinae
Genus:	Chrysopilus
Species:	C. cristatus
Binomial name
Chrysopilus cristatus (Fabricius 1775)[1]
Synonyms
Musca cristata Fabricius, 1775[1] Atherix aurata Fabricius, 1805[2] Musca cingulata Donovan, 1808 Sylvicola solitaneus Harris, 1779

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.