Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
 
Photos from the gathering
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Tabanomorpha » Snipe Flies (Rhagionidae) » Chrysopilus » Golden-backed Snipe Fly (Chrysopilus thoracicus)
Photo#118585
Large Black+Gold fly - Chrysopilus thoracicus
Copyright © 2007 Scott Taylor

Large Black+Gold fly - Chrysopilus thoracicus
Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA
June 15, 2007
Size: 3/4"

Images of this individual: tag all
Large Black+Gold fly - Chrysopilus thoracicus - male Large Black+Gold fly - Chrysopilus thoracicus - male Large Black+Gold fly - Chrysopilus thoracicus
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Scott Taylor on 16 June, 2007 - 1:22am
Last updated 13 March, 2008 - 7:50pm

Chrysopilus
This is the Golden-backed Snipe Fly, Chrysopilus thoracicus, a male.
… Stephen Cresswell, 16 June, 2007 - 5:11am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact