Sunday, May 2, 2010

Rhagio scolopacea


Snipe fly(english)
Snipe Fly's are fly's which are found worldwide,and Rhagio scolopacea is a european species.They are found flying in spring.Snipe Fly's feeding on other small insects which they catch in the air and possible on nectar from flowers.They live normally in woods or on wood edge's where they can found resting head down on a piece of wood or something simular.The adult female put eggs on individual basis in compost or in rotting wood and the larvae are feeding preferable on earthworms,and are to emerge in spring.From Galicia

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