''Chrysopilus thoracicus'', the golden-backed snipe fly, 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 ...

. It is usually found in woodland areas of the eastern part of North America.

Distribution

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References

Rhagionidae Insects described in 1805 Diptera of North America Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{Rhagionoidea-stub