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Snipe fly (female)

Chrysopilus connexus

Photo by Aaron_G
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Forest

Notes:

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Reference Links:

Species Chrysopilus connexus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Snipe fly

Chrysopilus sp.
mauna Kunzah
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Snipe Fly

Chrysopilus connexus

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (3)
Jacob Gorneau
The abdomen and thorax seem to match C. connexus, although the wing color looks slightly different. Perhaps it is the difference of flash in the BugGuide photo. I would be interested in hearing your opinion and mauna Kunzah's! :-) Lovely photo!
mauna Kunzah
I think this is definitely a snipe fly. It might be C. fasciatus, but the pure black color of the thorax makes me unsure. http://bugguide.net/node/view/692908/bgpage

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