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Fossil Bibionidae, CF Plecia 02
Copyright © 2008 Karl Volkman

Fossil Bibionidae, CF Plecia 02
Klondike Mountain Formation, 49 milliion years old, Ferry County, Washington, USA
Size: 1.85cm
A specimen of the most common insect found at the Republic fossil site, Bibionidae cf Plecia. The next most common insect, by specimen count, is the Hemiptera order as a whole.

The environment which this specimen lived in was upland subtropical/temperate, think SE Asia and SE USA combined, subtropical mixed broadleaf forest with a strong coniferous segment.
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Contributed by Karl Volkman on 20 January, 2008 - 10:25pm
Last updated 3 February, 2008 - 10:31pm

Moved
Moved to Bibionidae
… Karl Volkman, 25 January, 2008 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

Please, do not frass
Whether there was a separate section or not, these images should remain in the guide. They add another dimension. They are important; do not frass, move it to Bibionidae instead.
… Beatriz Moisset, 21 January, 2008 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Frassing
OK, except the Neuroptera I will place the picture as best I can
… Karl Volkman, 21 January, 2008 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

These fossil images are wonderful!
Thanks you for posting them. Wish there was a section in Bug Guide for fossil images.

Scott
… Scott Justis, 21 January, 2008 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

 
Wow!
I just took some images of one of these and I remember making a comment about it looking like a living fossil :^)

http://bugguide.net/node/view/182519/bgimage
… Scott Justis, 15 May, 2008 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

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