Quadrate Snipe Fly

Chrysopilus quadratus · Order: Diptera · Family: Rhagionidae

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Quadrate Snipe Fly
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Chrysopilus quadratus is a snipe fly belonging to the family Rhagionidae. It is found in Canada and the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes Canada and the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 35 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Maryland.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Quadrate Snipe Fly photo 3
Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY
Quadrate Snipe Fly photo 4
Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY
Quadrate Snipe Fly photo 5
Photo: Bill Keim, CC BY
Quadrate Snipe Fly photo 6
Photo: Bill Keim, CC BY

Same family (Rhagionidae)

Golden-backed Snipe FlyGolden-backed Snipe FlyChrysopilus thoracicusMarsh Snipe FlyMarsh Snipe FlyRhagio tringariusDownlooker SnipeflyDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusCommon Snipe FlyCommon Snipe FlyRhagio mystaceusBlack SnipeflyBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopilus_quadratus

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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