Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Marsh Snipefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhagio tringarius (Marsh Snipefly)
GenusRhagio (a genus of snipe flies)
FamilyRHAGIONIDAE (snipe flies, down-looker fly)
SuperfamilyTABANOIDEA (horseflies, snipe flies & water snipe flies)
InfraorderTabanomorpha (horseflies, snipe flies & soldier flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rhagio tringarius (Marsh Snipefly) :
1: Rhagio tringarius (Marsh Snipefly)
17 Jul 2014 OSGR: SY99 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept off Juncus
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
2: Rhagio tringarius (Marsh Snipefly)
9 Jul 2011 OSGR: SS48 51° 30’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
Moribund female, on path
Image 1: Female - lateral view - white backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 3: Female - head - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Female - head - lateral view - magnified
3: Rhagio tringarius (Marsh Snipefly)
27 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ50 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Male, dark specimen
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - pale background (2)
4: Rhagio tringarius (Marsh Snipefly)
27 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ50 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Male, a pale specimen
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Male - latero-dorsal view - enlarged - pale background
5: Rhagio tringarius (Marsh Snipefly)
25 Jun 1999 OSGR: SU33 51° 10’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Male, beaten from Juniper
Image 1: Male - abdomen - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - abdomen - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Male - abdomen - ventral viewImage 4: Male - abdomen - ventral view (2)Image 5: Male - antennae - ventral viewImage 6: Male - antennae - ventral view (2)Image 7: Male - antenna - lateral viewImage 8: Male - antenna - side viewImage 9: Male - face and antennaeImage 10: Male - head and thorax - latero-dorsal viewImage 11: Male - head - face viewImage 12: Male - head - face view (2)Image 13: Male - head - face view (3)Image 14: Male - head - face view (4)Image 15: Male - head - lateral viewImage 16: Male - head - lateral view (2)Image 17: Male - head - lateral view (3)Image 18: Male - head - lateral view (4)Image 19: Male - head - ventral viewImage 20: Male - ocelliImage 21: Male - thorax - lateral viewImage 22: Male - thorax - ventral viewImage 23: Male - tibial spurs - (mid leg, right side) - ventral viewImage 24: Wing
6: Rhagio tringarius (Marsh Snipefly)
23 Aug 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
alighted on my clothing in dull weather
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings apartImage 3: Male - lateral viewImage 4: Male - latero-ventral viewImage 5: Male - ventral view
7: Rhagio tringarius (Marsh Snipefly)
22 May 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, just S of stream
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Male - lateral viewImage 4: Male - ventral view
8: Rhagio tringarius (Marsh Snipefly)
7 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - lateral view
9: Rhagio tringarius (Marsh Snipefly)
18 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Female, on Hogweed leaf
Image 1: Female - anterior view - enlargedImage 2: Female - lateral view - enlargedImage 3: Female - postero-dorsal view - enlarged

Rhagio tringarius (Marsh Snipefly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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