Chrysopilus is common, worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. There are approximately 300 species in the genus, including fossil members that are sometimes found in amber.
Rhagionidae
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Rhagionidae
Genus: Chrysopilus
Species: C. cristatus
A genus of predatory snipe flies.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Rhagio
Species: R. scolopaceus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Rhagio
Species: R. tringarius
Snipe flies are a small family of flies containing 21 genera. These are medium–sized or large flies with slender bodies and stilt–like legs.
