Rhagio scolopaceus

Rhagio scolopaceus
Scientific 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.^[1] It is the type species of the genus Rhagio.

Female R. scolopaceus feeding on Impatiens

^ 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.

[Stubbs-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.

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