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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Bibionomorpha » March Flies (Bibionidae) » Bibio

Genus Bibio

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March Fly - Bibio March Fly - Bibionidae - Bibio - female March Fly - Bibio femoratus - male ID help please - Bibio femoratus - male Unidentified black fly-type insect - Bibio albipennis - male - female Assassin bug (I think), but what species? - Bibio femoratus fly species? - Bibio March Fly - Bibio - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Bibionomorpha
Family Bibionidae (March Flies)
Genus Bibio
Numbers
Nearctica lists 53 species.
Identification
See comments here for Paul Beuk's take on genus identification.

Wing venation:
Food
Larvae are scavengers on roots and decaying plant material.
Internet References
flyfisherman.com
Contributed by Joel Kits on 11 March, 2005 - 9:57pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Hannah Nendick-Mason, Beatriz Moisset, kschnei
Last updated 22 April, 2009 - 10:43am

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