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Snipefly

Rhagio scolopaceus (De Geer, 1776)

Status not recordedinsects

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

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Quick facts about the 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 snipefly live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the snipefly as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the 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 snipefly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyRhagionidae
  6. genusRhagio
  7. SpeciesRhagio scolopaceus (De Geer, 1776)

Synonyms Nemotelus scolopaceus

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Downlooker SnipeflyEnglish
  • číhalka obecnáCzech
  • Almindelig sneppeflueDanish
  • Gemeine SchnepfenfliegeGerman
  • Kirju-kurvitskärbesEstonian
  • Leptis bécasseFrench
  • Paprastoji slankmusėLithuanian
  • flekksnipeflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • gewone snipvliegDutch
  • kobyliczka pniowaPolish
  • Бекасница обыкновеннаяRussian
  • strehúň srpicovýSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the snipefly

Other species in the same genus Rhagio.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the snipefly an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the snipefly as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the snipefly?

The snipefly (Rhagio scolopaceus) 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). Snipefly (Rhagio scolopaceus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/snipefly

MLA

“Snipefly (Rhagio scolopaceus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/snipefly.

BibTeX
@misc{snipefly_2026,
  title = {Snipefly (Rhagio scolopaceus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/snipefly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}