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Marsh Snipefly

Rhagio tringaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

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

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Quick facts about the marsh 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 marsh snipefly live?

Not recorded

Is the marsh 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 marsh snipefly classified?

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

Synonyms Leptis tringaria, Musca tringaria, Rhagio conspicuus, Rhagio immaculatus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • gulsnipeflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gele snipvliegDutch
  • gulsnipeflugeNorwegian Nynorsk

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marsh 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 marsh snipefly?

The marsh snipefly (Rhagio tringaria) belongs to the family Rhagionidae in the order Diptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marsh Snipefly (Rhagio tringaria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marsh-snipefly

MLA

“Marsh Snipefly (Rhagio tringaria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marsh-snipefly.

BibTeX
@misc{marsh_snipefly_2026,
  title = {Marsh Snipefly (Rhagio tringaria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marsh-snipefly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}