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title: "Golden-backed Snipe Fly"
description: "Chrysopilus thoracicus — Insects & spiders. Chrysopilus thoracicus, the golden-backed snipe fly, is a species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/golden-backed-snipe-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Golden-backed Snipe Fly

> Chrysopilus thoracicus — Insects & spiders. Chrysopilus thoracicus, the golden-backed snipe fly, is a species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae.

- Scientific name: *Chrysopilus thoracicus*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 14209
- Wikidata: [Q14718193](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14718193)
- iNaturalist taxon: [61492](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/61492)

## Names

- en: Golden-backed Snipe Fly

## Countries with the most observations

US (12418), CA (1293)

## Summary

Chrysopilus thoracicus, the golden-backed snipe fly, is a species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae.

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

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopilus_thoracicus

## Photo

![Golden-backed Snipe Fly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-backed-snipe-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vaughn Michael Shirey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6295696

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-backed-snipe-fly?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).