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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha » Snipe Flies (Rhagionidae) » Chrysopilus » Golden-backed Snipe Fly (Chrysopilus thoracicus)
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Looks like a Fly and a Yellowjacket - Chrysopilus thoracicus - female
Copyright © 2014 Flex

Looks like a Fly and a Yellowjacket - Chrysopilus thoracicus - Female
Budd Lake, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Size: 1/2"
Summertime, late noon. Just flew by, landed on the wall. Hung out patiently while I took this picture.
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Contributed by Flex on 23 December, 2014 - 6:38am
Last updated 4 June, 2021 - 7:36pm

please fill in the sighting date
… v belov, 23 December, 2014 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 23 December, 2014 - 7:15am login or register to post comments

Snipe Fly


Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 December, 2014 - 7:11am login or register to post comments

 
Snipe Fly
Thanks Ken!
Looks like yellow fur on its back.
Is that really fur?
… Flex, 23 December, 2014 - 7:28am login or register to post comments

 
Not sure if the gold patch...
...consists of hairs or scales. Here's a closeup:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 December, 2014 - 8:29am login or register to post comments

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