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Downlooker Snipefly

Rhagio scolopacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The downlooker snipefly (Rhagio scolopacea) is a species in the family Rhagionidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the downlooker snipefly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the downlooker snipefly live?

Not recorded

Is the downlooker snipefly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the downlooker snipefly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyRhagionidae
  6. genusRhagio
  7. SpeciesRhagio scolopacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Leptis scolopacea, Musca scolopacea, Rhagio monotropus, Rhagio solitarius, Sylvicola monotropus, Sylvicola solitarius

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Almindelig sneppeflueDanish
  • Gemeine SchnepfenfliegeGerman
  • flekksnipeflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gewone snipvliegDutch
  • flekksnipeflugeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • dohppenčurutNorthern Sami
  • navadna slokaricaSlovenian
  • livkkárčurutNorthern Sami

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the downlooker snipefly

Other species in the same genus Rhagio.

Snipefly

Rhagio scolopaceus

RhagionidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the downlooker snipefly?

The downlooker snipefly (Rhagio scolopacea) belongs to the family Rhagionidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Downlooker Snipefly (Rhagio scolopacea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/downlooker-snipefly

MLA

“Downlooker Snipefly (Rhagio scolopacea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/downlooker-snipefly.

BibTeX
@misc{downlooker_snipefly_2026,
  title = {Downlooker Snipefly (Rhagio scolopacea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/downlooker-snipefly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}