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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Bibionomorpha » March Flies (Bibionidae) » Bibio
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Fly (?) ID - Bibio - female
Copyright © 2008 Scott Justis

Fly (?) ID - Bibio - Female
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
May 11, 2008
Size: ~15mm
Not sure about this. Looks like a cross between a fly and a cranefly.

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Fly (?) ID - Bibio - female Fly (?) ID - Bibio - female
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Contributed by Scott Justis on 14 May, 2008 - 11:49am
Last updated 21 May, 2008 - 3:56pm

Any more shots?
This must be Bibio rufithorax or B. superfluus (= B. carolinus). They can be distinguished by the length of the female head behind the eyes. Do you have a closer pure lateral or dorsal view of the head?

Another character is "presence of three broad, sub-opaque vittae" on the thorax. I might see one here. A top view could confirm.
… John F. Carr, 3 December, 2009 - 7:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from March Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 21 May, 2008 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bibio.
… Scott Justis, 15 May, 2008 - 7:58am login or register to post comments

Female March Fly (Bibio sp.)
A distant relative of Crane Flies after all.
… Richard Vernier, 14 May, 2008 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

Wow!
Cool critter!!
… Sam Houston, 14 May, 2008 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
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… Scott Justis, 15 May, 2008 - 7:52am login or register to post comments

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