''Chrysopilus basilaris'' is a species of
snipe fly in the family
Rhagionidae
Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies.
They get their name from the similarity of their often prominent proboscis that looks like the beak of a snipe.
Description
Rhagionidae are medium-sized to large flies with slender bodies a ...
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Distribustion
United States
References
Rhagionidae
Insects described in 1823
Diptera of North America
Taxa named by Thomas Say
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