Clytiomya continua vs Eliozeta pellucens
Clytiomya continua has been on the British list for quite some time and located in the North Essex / South Hertfordshire area. But it was recently joined by a very close cousin, Eliozeta pellucens, which spread in from the east – starting in Norfolk and is now found as far west as Buckinghamshire.
The problem is that the 2 genera are so similar that they can be very difficult to split in photos so I thought I’d put something together to help us all work them out.
| Feature | Clytiomya continua | Eliozeta pellucens |
| Katepisternal bristles | 2 | 3 (lower sometimes very thin) |
| Males: median hairs on tergites | raised; >0.5x the marginal bristles | prone; any erect hairs <0.5x length of marginal bristles |
| Males: tergite 6 | always hairy | usually bare or few hairs |
| Females: parafrontalia outside frontal bristles | bare | hairy |
Eliozeta pellucens photos
Clytiomya continua photos
