A male Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Kent Co., Maryland (5/9/2016). Determined by Zachary Dankowicz/BugGuide.

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A <em>Rhagio punctipennis</em> in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/11/2019). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 153162 - Psn: 35)

A Rhagio punctipennis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/11/2019). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Jim Moore MBP List

A male Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2021). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Lynn Strauss MBP List

Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (4/27/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 368172 - Psn: 55)

Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (4/27/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A female Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/26/2019). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide.

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Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (5/25/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1139185 - Psn: 77)

Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (5/25/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/30/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1267896 - Psn: 78)

Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/30/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/12/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1305945 - Psn: 200)

Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/12/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A male Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Kent Co., Maryland (5/9/2016). Determined by Zachary Dankowicz/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Rhagio punctipennis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/11/2019). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A male Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2021). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Lynn Strauss.

Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (4/27/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

A female Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/26/2019). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (5/25/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by bugologist2 via iNaturalist.

Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/30/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/12/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

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Rhagio punctipennis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Rhagionidae
Genus:	Rhagio
Species:	R. punctipennis
Binomial name
*Rhagio punctipennis* (Say, 1823)
Synonyms
Atherix filius Walker, 1848 Leptis punctipennis Say, 1823

Rhagio punctipennis, the lesser variegated snipe fly, is a species of snipe flies in the family Rhagionidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

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^ "Rhagio punctipennis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "Rhagio punctipennis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "Rhagio punctipennis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

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Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly

Rhagio punctipennis (Say, 1823)

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