Chrysopilus erythrophthalmus is a Palearctic species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae.Verrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies Volume 5 London : Gurney and Jackson, 1909.BHL Full text with illustrations
This species resembles Chrysopilus cristatus .The wing length is 7- 9mm . Males are entirely dark but females have several silver bands on the abdomen. It has shorter palps than C. cristatus (barely extending beyond the mouth). It has more conspicuous wings stigmas than cristatus. It is associated with stony upland streams.
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