Gemeine Schnepfenfliege vs Wood Snipefly

Rhagio scolopacea compared with Rhagio annulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Schnepfenfliege	Wood Snipefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Diptera (Zweiflügler)	Diptera (Zweiflügler)
Family same	Rhagionidae	Rhagionidae
Genus same	Rhagio	Rhagio
Species	Rhagio scolopacea	Rhagio annulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gemeine Schnepfenfliege and Wood Snipefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rhagio.

Conservation Status

Gemeine Schnepfenfliege

LC — Least Concern

Wood Snipefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Schnepfenfliege	Wood Snipefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeine Schnepfenfliege

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Wood Snipefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden