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Marsh Snipe Fly
Rhagio tringarius
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola
Wood SnipeflyRhagio annulatus
Rhagio vitripennis
Compost FlyPtecticus trivittatus
Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Golden Dung FlyScathophaga stercoraria
Rhagio gracilis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New York | 1,019 |
|---|---|
| Ontario | 816 |
| United Kingdom | 539 |
| England | 454 |
| Russia | 364 |
| Nova Scotia | 266 |
| British Columbia | 252 |
| Massachusetts | 245 |
| Denmark | 200 |
| Vermont | 174 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | Snipe Flies · Rhagionidae |
| Genus | Rhagio |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Marsh Snipe Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.