Chrysopilus thoracicus (Fabricius, 1805) is a animal in the Rhagionidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chrysopilus thoracicus (Fabricius, 1805)

Chrysopilus thoracicus (Fabricius, 1805)

Chrysopilus thoracicus, the golden-backed snipe fly, is a rhagionid snipe fly found in eastern North American woodlands.

Family
Genus
Chrysopilus
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Chrysopilus thoracicus (Fabricius, 1805)

Chrysopilus thoracicus (Fabricius, 1805), commonly called the golden-backed snipe fly, is a species of snipe fly belonging to the family Rhagionidae. This species is typically found in woodland habitats located in eastern North America. Its confirmed distribution includes Canada and the United States.

Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Rhagionidae Chrysopilus

More from Rhagionidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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