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Rhagio scolopaceus

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Species of fly

Rhagio scolopaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Rhagionidae
Genus: Rhagio
Species: R. scolopaceus
Binomial name
Rhagio scolopaceus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Musca scolopacea Linnaeus, 1758
  • Rhagio monotropus (Harris, 1780)
  • Rhagio solitarius (Harris, 1780)
  • Sylvicola monotropus Harris, 1780
  • Sylvicola solitarius Harris, 1780

Rhagio scolopaceus is a species of fly from the family Rhagionidae. It is also known as the downlooker snipefly. It is the type species of the genus Rhagio.

Female R. scolopaceus feeding on Impatiens

References

  1. Stubbs, Alan E.; Drake, Martin (2001). British Soldierflies and their allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 1–528. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.

External links

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Taxon identifiers
Rhagio scolopaceus


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