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A female Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/14/2014).
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A male Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/30/2021).
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Golden-backed Snipe Flies mating in Howard Co., Maryland (6/2/2016).
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Bonnie Ott.
Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/22/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Kent Co., Maryland (5/28/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Pamela Cowart-Rickman.
Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/1/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (5/25/2013).
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Bonnie Ott.
A Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (5/27/2012).
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Bonnie Ott.
Golden-backed Snipe Flies mating in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/1/2014).
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Mark Johnson.
A Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/29/2015).
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Barbara Thurlow.
Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (5/28/2018). (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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A Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/2/2014).
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Fritz Flohr Reynolds.
Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (6/5/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/24/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/23/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Golden-backed Snipe Fly being eaten by a crab spider in Howard Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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A Golden-backed Snipe Fly collected in Laurel, Maryland (6/19/2013).
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A Golden-backed Snipe Fly collected in Laurel, Maryland (6/19/2013).
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A Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (5/28/2018).
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/26/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/27/2021). (c) john4015, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Kent Co., Maryland (5/28/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/28/2022). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) Tonyia Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/5/2022). (c) kary, all rights reserved.
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/21/2023). (c) kary, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
Chrysopilus thoracicus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Rhagionidae |
Subfamily: | Chrysopilinae |
Genus: | Chrysopilus |
Species: | C. thoracicus
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Binomial name | |
Chrysopilus thoracicus | |
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Chrysopilus thoracicus, the golden-backed snipe fly, is a species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae.[2]


It is usually found in woodland areas of the eastern part of North America.[3]
Distribution
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fabricius, Johann Christian (1805). Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, species. Bransvigae: Apud Carolum Reichard. pp. i–xiv, 1–373. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Kerr, Peter H. (2010). "Phylogeny and classification of Rhagionidae, with implications for Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera)". Zootaxa. 2592 (1): 1–133.
- ^ Eaton, Eric R.; Kaufman, Kenn (2007). Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 286. ISBN 9780618153107.