Chrysopilus thoracicus

Chrysopilus thoracicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Rhagionidae
Subfamily: Chrysopilinae
Genus: Chrysopilus
Species:
C. thoracicus
Binomial name
Chrysopilus thoracicus
(Fabricius, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Leptis thoracica Fabricius, 1805
Chrysopilus thoracicus
Chrysopilus thoracicus

Chrysopilus thoracicus, the golden-backed snipe fly, is a species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae.

Golden-backed snipe fly, Chrysopilus thoracicus
Golden-backed snipe fly, Chrysopilus thoracicus

It is usually found in woodland areas of the eastern part of North America.

Distribution

Canada, United States

References

  1. ↑ Fabricius, Johann Christian (1805). Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, species. Bransvigae: Apud Carolum Reichard. pp. i–xiv, 1–373. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Chrysopilus thoracicus (Fabricius, 1805)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Kerr, Peter H. (2010). "Phylogeny and classification of Rhagionidae, with implications for Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera)". Zootaxa. 2592 (1): 1–133. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2592.1.1.
  4. ↑ Eaton, Eric R.; Kaufman, Kenn (2007). Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 286. ISBN 9780618153107.