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Rhagio scolopaceus

Rhagio scolopaceus
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Scientific classification
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 flies from the family Rhagionidae. It is also known as the downlooker snipefly. It is the type species of the genus Rhagio.



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