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Common Snipe Fly
Rhagio mystaceus
40.869, -72.5176
Field Notes
Description:
Large fly with an elongated abdomen that tapers. Dark body. Wings patterned with dark brown. Front legs dark except for the front tibiae, which are light in color (see pictures 2 and 3). When the flies are landed and moving they wave their front front legs around quite a bit.
Habitat:
Sears Bellows County Park, New York. Wooded campground with freshwater ponds, oak and pitch pine.
Notes:
They were everywhere in moderate numbers. Fairly slow fliers and not skittish.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 8, 2013
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