Rhingia nasica Say, 1823    Synonyms: American Snout Fly.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Syrphidae   >   Genus Rhingia   

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).

There are 29 records in the project database.

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A Rhingia nasica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Rhingia nasica in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A male Rhingia nasica on Orange Jewelweed in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/4/2016). Verified by Bill Dean/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

Rhingia nasica in Harford Co., Maryland (4/29/2017). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Rhingia nasica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A couple Rhingia nasica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Rhingia nasica in Washington Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A female Rhingia nasica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/22/2018). Verified by Bill Dean/BugGuide. Photo by Pauline Horn. (MBP list)

Rhingia nasica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/30/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Rhingia nasica in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/22/2020). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Rhingia nasica in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Rhingia nasica in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/15/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Rhingia nasica on Impatiens pallida in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/29/2017). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Pauline Horn. (MBP list)

Rhingia nasica in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/23/2023). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stella Tea (stazandgazer) via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Rhingia nasica in Cecil Co., Maryland (4/29/2017). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)


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