Golden-backed Snipe Fly Chrysopilus thoracicus (Fabricius, 1805)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Rhagionidae   >   Genus Chrysopilus   

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A female Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/14/2014). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A male Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/30/2021). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Flies mating in Howard Co., Maryland (6/2/2016). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/22/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Kent Co., Maryland (5/28/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/1/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (5/25/2013). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (5/27/2012). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Flies mating in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/1/2014). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/29/2015). Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (5/28/2018). (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Ken-ichi Ueda via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/2/2014). Photo by Fritz Flohr Reynolds. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (6/5/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/24/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/23/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

A Golden-backed Snipe Fly being eaten by a crab spider in Howard Co., Maryland (6/4/2016). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Golden-backed Snipe Fly collected in Laurel, Maryland (6/19/2013). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A Golden-backed Snipe Fly collected in Laurel, Maryland (6/19/2013). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (5/28/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/26/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/27/2021). (c) john4015, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by john4015 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Kent Co., Maryland (5/28/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/28/2022). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Golden-backed Snipe Fly in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) Tonyia Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by tonyiajohnson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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