''Rhagio lineola'' is a species of 'snipe flies' belonging to the family

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species with a limited distribution in

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Description

''Rhagio lineola'' is a small species (6 mm.). The legs are mainly yellowish, with a broad brown band on the fore and hind femora (some Irish specimens have this pattern almost obscured by dark colour (var. monticola Verrall)). The body is covered with short, yellowish hairs. The scutellum is yellow, grey at the base.

Biology

Often found on leaves of undergrowth in woodland. The flight season is long, from May until October.

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Rhagionidae Brachyceran flies of Europe Insects described in 1794 Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{Rhagionoidea-stub