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uk-soldierflies.bsky.social
Just had this sent in as a record of Little Snipefly (Chrysopilus asiliformis) - which is absolutely correct if you look closely and ignore the Marbled White! (📷 by Ian Joseph)
A photo of a Marbled White butterfly, with a Little Snipefly sitting on its wing. The snipefly is much much smaller than the butterfly!
September 18, 2026 at 10:39 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
The gorgeous little Rhagio lineola Snipefly, seen in the woods on the Isle of Bute, 30/07/26 @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #Diptera
August 18, 2026 at 11:59 AM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
And now back to the Insects! Rhagio tringarius, Marsh Snipefly, seen 23/07/26, Isle of Bute @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #Snipefly #Diptera
August 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
snototter.bsky.social
Black cherry leaf galls, underside of leaf showing hair along midrib, a snipefly, pipsissewa with 3 whole nodes
Eriophyes cerasicrumena galls Abaxial surface of Prunus serotina with tufts around midrib Chrysophilus davisi Chimaphila umbellata with new growth
July 21, 2026 at 10:48 PM
snototter.bsky.social
Wrapping up w bugsce. Snipefly on my car, pipevine swallowtail someone rescued from the road, jumping spider looking so sweer, and red trillium that I thot was a bee in my peripheral vision
Rhagio spp? Battus philenor sip a tastee clover Maevia spp? Bloomed out Trillium erectum
July 10, 2026 at 11:42 PM
davidhiggins.bsky.social
Found a cool fly while my son was at football training. My phone thinks it is a marsh snipefly (Rhagio tringarius).
Reddish brown fly on a tufty bit of light brown grass.
July 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
minnesotaseasons.bsky.social
Laura Baxley uploaded 2 photos of ornate snipe fly 6/28/2026.
View photos, videos, and facts about this species on Minnesota Seasons:
www.minnesotaseasons.com/Insects/orna...
#Nature #Minnesota #Insects #SnipeFly #MinnesotaSeasons
ornate snipe fly (Chrysopilus ornatus)
July 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
vc28nature.bsky.social
Chrysopilus asiliformis (Little Snipefly) in the garden this evening
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Little Snipefly
July 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
suzannevtw.bsky.social
#FlyDay in the #Garden #BugSky #PollinatorWeek #Nature #Insects #SnipeFly #ECK #Photography #Summer #VT
A close up photograph of an insect with long thin legs, veined wings, large eyes, and an abdomen the tapers to a point, clinging to a green leaf.
June 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
jillwhitelock.bsky.social
Day 20, #30DaysWild. Possible male Tree snipefly, Chrysopilus laetus, hanging out in the potato patch today. #Diptera
A long-legged fly with brown eyes, dark shading across the centre of the wings and black-tipped antennae, on a green potato leaf.
June 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
A lovely little snipefly seen at #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 14/06/26, Chrysopilus cristatus, this one is a male @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #Diptera
June 14, 2026 at 3:56 PM
ianballam.bsky.social
Downlooker Snipefly(Rhagio scolopaceus) at Sunnyside Farm 01/06/26
June 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM
palantir135.bsky.social
#elkedageeninsect #macro #flyday #photography

Gele snipvlieg (Rhagio tringarius)
Marsh snipefly
June 12, 2026 at 7:29 AM
vc28nature.bsky.social
A marshland hoverfly - Tropidia scita, a tachinid fly - Tachina fera and a Snioefky from Hickling today
Tropidia scita Tropidia scita Tachina fera Snipefly
June 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
suillia.bsky.social
Tree Snipefly (Chrysopilus laetus) new to Yorkshire at garden centre in Shiptonthorpe VC61 . Seen 11 days ago but no pot with me...thankfully still on same apple tree today! Maybe garden centres explain the spread north? @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @ynuorg.bsky.social
June 8, 2026 at 11:06 AM
norwichbirder.bsky.social
Some moths found with Graham Moates at Sweet Briar Marshes today - an Elachista sp, Grass Rivulet, Clouded Border and Slender Rufous Tortrix (Lathronympha strigana).
A small dark brown and cream coloured moth in a glass pot. A pale brown-and-white moth in a pot. A white moth with some blotchy black edges to the wings resting on a willow leaf (alongside the snipefly Chrysipilus cristatus) An orangey-brown tortrix moth resting on St Johns Wort.
June 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
tylathemachine.bsky.social
This picture I got of a Marsh Snipefly. Awesome creature, and also very chill with me taking pictures and getting close!
Rhagio tringarius, commonly called the Marsh Snipefly. Predatory hunters that eat small beetles and earthworms. Typically found in wet meadows or high vegetation areas while their larvae are in the ground.
June 6, 2026 at 6:25 AM
manfrommarton.bsky.social
A selection of #insects from Scotton Common @lincswildlife.bsky.social reserve yesterday.
Adder and Tree Pipits were non-insect highlights.
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Common Heath Possibly Evarcha falcata Downlooker Snipefly Three-banded Mason Wasp
June 6, 2026 at 6:14 AM
ianballam.bsky.social
Downlooker Snipefly(Rhagio scolopaceus) at #LytchettFields 17/05/26
June 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
suillia.bsky.social
Black-fringed Moss-snipefly (Ptiolina obscura) on a mossy oak at Cali Heath @yorkswildlife.bsky.social reserve today. Hoping for more rain, so that their mossy habitat starts to moisten up after a very dry period. @ynuorg.bsky.social @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
The small (3-4mm) moss snipefly Ptiolina obscura...a male with black body and reddish eyes. with a single colour band across the middle.
June 1, 2026 at 2:39 PM
bbirds.bsky.social
Rhagio scolopaceus downlooker snipefly, Botton @teesbirds.bsky.social
May 29, 2026 at 11:39 AM
callenh.bsky.social
Golden-backed snipe fly. #Golden-BackedSnipeFly #ChrysopilusThoracicus #SnipeFly #Fly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #CrossPlainsIceAgeComplex #CrossPlains #Wisconsin
A golden-backed snipe fly in the middle of a large leaf. It is surrounded by grass and other leaves. The fly is facing up right. The abdomen is black with short yellow stripes on each side. The thorax is golden. It has a black head with two short antennae. The two wings are translucent with heavy black veining.
May 29, 2026 at 11:22 AM
mjlinde.bsky.social
#InsectThursday
#insects
#thelittlethings
#Macrophotography
#naturephotography

A faceoff with an upwards looking #Snipefly. Or should that be 'eye off!?? Big eyes for days!

📸 Wandering Green @wanderingreen.bsky.social
A wonderful macro shot of a snipe fly staring directly into the camera. The background is a blurred lime green foliage.
May 28, 2026 at 1:22 PM
wildlifetom.bsky.social
One of the few dragonflies I’ve not managed to track down yet! Love the snipefly.
May 26, 2026 at 6:57 AM
vc40orthops.bsky.social
Lots of other interest during last Wednesday's wildlife group outing to This Isle, including a Common Clubtail fresh from the nearby River Severn, a Snouted Duck Fly (it has a very oddly-shaped face which isn't visible in this shot), Yellow-legged Water Snipeflies and a Purple Hairstreak larva.
Common Clubtail Snouted Duck Fly - what a name! Yellow-legged Water Snipefly Purple Hairstreak larva.
May 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM