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Common Snipe Fly - Rhagio mystaceus This fly was dead and stuck to a leaf. I took it home and photographed the fungal growth 4 days later.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was an abundance of them in these woods<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135935/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html" title="Common Snipe Fly - Rhagio mystaceus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/135935_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=QvsNz1dvsBQBd0%2FJsr4D0AKSCSY%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Common Snipe Fly - Rhagio mystaceus This fly was dead and stuck to a leaf. I took it home and photographed the fungal growth 4 days later.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was an abundance of them in these woods<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135936/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html Down-looker fly,Geotagged,Rhagio mystaceus,Rhagionidae,Spring,United States,fly,snipe fly" /></a></figure> Down-looker fly,Geotagged,Rhagio mystaceus,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Common Snipe Fly - Rhagio mystaceus

This fly was dead and stuck to a leaf. I took it home and photographed the fungal growth 4 days later.

Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was an abundance of them in these woods

Common Snipe Fly - Rhagio mystaceus This fly was dead and stuck to a leaf. I took it home and photographed the fungal growth 4 days later.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was an abundance of them in these woods<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135936/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html Down-looker fly,Geotagged,Rhagio mystaceus,Rhagionidae,Spring,United States,fly,snipe fly

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The Down-looker fly

"Rhagio mystaceus", also known as the down-looker fly, downlooker snipefly and common snipe fly, is a species of fly from the family Rhagionidae.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 30, 2022. Captured May 25, 2022 10:29 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm