Rhagionidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Rhagionidae
Rhagio scolopacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rhagio scolopacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rhagio scolopacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rhagio scolopacea, the downlooker snipefly, is a common sexually dimorphic rhagionid fly, and the type species of genus Rhagio.

Rhagio mystaceus (Macquart, 1840)

Rhagio mystaceus (Macquart, 1840)

Rhagio mystaceus (Macquart, 1840)

Rhagio mystaceus is a dark patterned fly species found in central and eastern North America east of the Great Plains.

Rhagio lineola Fabricius, 1794

Rhagio lineola Fabricius, 1794

Rhagio lineola Fabricius, 1794

Rhagio lineola is a small 6 mm fly species described by its leg, body, and scutellum colour patterns.

Rhagio punctipennis (Say, 1823)

Rhagio punctipennis (Say, 1823)

Rhagio punctipennis (Say, 1823)

Rhagio punctipennis, the lesser variegated snipe fly, is a species of snipe flies in the family Rhagionidae.

Chrysopilus thoracicus (Fabricius, 1805)

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.

Chrysopilus cristatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Chrysopilus cristatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Chrysopilus cristatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Chrysopilus cristatus is a snipe fly species found in most of Europe, 6-8 mm long with distinct leg coloration.

Chrysopilus quadratus (Say, 1823)

Chrysopilus quadratus (Say, 1823)

Chrysopilus quadratus (Say, 1823)

Chrysopilus quadratus is a species of snipe fly in Rhagionidae found in Canada and the United States.

Chrysopilus basilaris (Say, 1823)

Chrysopilus basilaris (Say, 1823)

Chrysopilus basilaris (Say, 1823)

Chrysopilus basilaris is a snipe fly species in the Rhagionidae family, found in the United States.

Chrysopilus asiliformis (Preyssler, 1791)

Chrysopilus asiliformis (Preyssler, 1791)

Chrysopilus asiliformis (Preyssler, 1791)

Chrysopilus asiliformis is a small fragile slender grey fly widespread across most of Europe, found in varied habitats.

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