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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » March Flies (Bibionidae) » Bibio » Bibio femoratus
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A beetle of some type? - Bibio femoratus
Copyright © 2007 Mike Mars

A beetle of some type? - Bibio femoratus
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
May 7, 2007
This insect flew at me, then landed on the picnic table where it stared me down for a few minutes.
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Contributed by Mike Mars on 7 May, 2007 - 4:52pm
Last updated 22 November, 2010 - 12:07am

Moved
Moved from Bibio.
… John F. Carr, 18 May, 2009 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

Bibionidae
The characteristic two spines on the front tibial apices(easily seen on the true right leg) give it away as Bibio spp. Antennae and wing venation(not seen here) would also help.
… Richard Lareau, 8 May, 2007 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

bibionidae
Looks correct. A fly. Easy mistake with these. The way they hold the wings can deceptively look beetle-like or true-bug like.
… Richard Lareau, 7 May, 2007 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow
Never would have guess this is a fly. They fly kinda slow, very un-fly like to me.
… Mike Mars, 7 May, 2007 - 5:22pm login or register to post comments

Bibionidae : Bibio spp.
Bibionidae : Bibio spp.
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 7 May, 2007 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

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