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Status
Uncommonly encountered in Maryland. Flies mostly April through October. Adults found in hardwood forests as well as bogs and fens, where they visit a variety of flowers. Larvae are associated with dung of large herbivores. (Skevington, 2019)
Description
The only member of the genus found in Maryland. Readily identified by the pronounced forward-projecting snout. The snout is thought to aid in extracting nectar from flowers (BugGuide).
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A Rhingia nasica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018).
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Ashley Bradford.
Rhingia nasica in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jim Moore.
A male Rhingia nasica on Orange Jewelweed in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/4/2016). Verified by Bill Dean/BugGuide.
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Steve Scholnick.
Rhingia nasica in Harford Co., Maryland (4/29/2017). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Judy Gallagher.
Rhingia nasica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Judy Gallagher.
A couple Rhingia nasica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018).
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Ashley Bradford.
Rhingia nasica in Washington Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
A female Rhingia nasica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/22/2018). Verified by Bill Dean/BugGuide.
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Pauline Horn.
Rhingia nasica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/30/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
Rhingia nasica in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/17/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jim Moore.
Rhingia nasica in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/18/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jim Moore.
A Rhingia nasica in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/22/2020).
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Jim Brighton.
Rhingia nasica in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Josh Emm.
Rhingia nasica in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/15/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
Rhingia nasica in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/18/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jim Moore.
A Rhingia nasica on Impatiens pallida in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/29/2017). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Pauline Horn.
Rhingia nasica in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/23/2023). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Rhingia nasica in Cecil Co., Maryland (4/29/2017).
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Emily Stanley.
Source: Wikipedia
Rhingia nasica | |
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Rhingia nasica | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Genus: | Rhingia |
Species: | R. nasica
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Binomial name | |
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823
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Rhingia nasica is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.[1][2][3] Larvae are associated with animal dung. The species is found in North America.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rhingia nasica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Rhingia nasica species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Rhingia nasica". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Rhingia nasica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
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