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Small Fleck-winged Snipefly

R⁠hagio lineola

Photo by arne.roysland
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Field Notes

Description:

This 6 mm long snipefly is smaller than R⁠hagio scolopaceus https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1674614735 and Rhagio tringarius https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/398423034 of the same genus. The legs are mainly yellowish, with a broad brown band on the fore and hind femora. The wings are clear except for a dark stigma. The abdomen is yellow with dark spots on the tergites.

Habitat:

Well vegetated area in the forest.

Notes:

Norwegian name: S⁠kogsnipeflue

Reference Links:

Small Fleck-winged Snipefly (Rhagio lineola) · iNaturalist

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