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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

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National Moth Week was July 19-27, and the Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Species Chrysopilus thoracicus - Golden-backed Snipe Fly


The information below is based on images submitted and identified by contributors. Range and date information may be incomplete, overinclusive, or just plain wrong.

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Range map for Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Credits: Generated with MapServer. BugGuide integration kindly provided by Mike Boone.

Hover over black occurrence boxes to see number of images submitted. Log in to make states, months and boxes clickable.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Arkansas   11       
Connecticut     2      
Delaware    5       
Georgia    4       
Illinois     2      
Indiana    46      
Iowa    93      
Kentucky    5 1     
Louisiana  13        
Maryland    1610      
Massachusetts     4      
Michigan    34      
Minnesota     1      
Missouri   3 1      
New Jersey    85      
New York    317      
North Carolina   6112      
Ohio    1610      
Oklahoma    1       
Ontario    39      
Pennsylvania    2114      
South Carolina    1       
Tennessee    11      
Vermont     5      
Virginia    1210      
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
West Virginia    112      
Wisconsin    2411     

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