Rhagio scolopaceus

{{Short description|Species of fly}}

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| image = Schnepfenfliege Rhagio scolopaceus2.jpg

| genus = Rhagio

| species = scolopaceus

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)

| synonyms =

• Musca scolopacea Linnaeus, 1758
• Rhagio monotropus (Harris, 1780)
• Rhagio solitarius (Harris, 1780)
• Sylvicola monotropus Harris, 1780
• Sylvicola solitarius Harris, 1780

}}

Rhagio scolopaceus is a species of fly from the family Rhagionidae. It is also known as the downlooker snipefly.{{cite book |last1=Stubbs |first1=Alan E. |last2=Drake |first2=Martin |title=British Soldierflies and their allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera |date=2001 |publisher=British Entomological and Natural History Society |location=London |isbn=1-899935-04-5 |pages=1–528}} It is the type species of the genus Rhagio.

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