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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Bibionomorpha » March Flies (Bibionidae) » Dilophus
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mating Diptera - Dilophus
Copyright © 2005 Charles Schurch Lewallen

mating Diptera - Dilophus
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
April 17, 2005
Size: Aprox.12mm for both
I was looking for aphids to see if I could find lady bug eggs when I spotted this pair.
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Contributed by Charles Schurch Lewallen on 18 April, 2005 - 2:11pm
Last updated 21 May, 2008 - 4:00pm

Moved
Moved from March Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 21 May, 2008 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

Family Bibionidae, March flies
The family this pair belongs to is Bibionidae, the March flies. The female is the one to the left (with the red thorax), the male is the totally black one on the right with the big eyes.
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 18 April, 2005 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

 
March flys
Gerard;
Thanks for the ID.
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 18 April, 2005 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

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