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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Bibionomorpha » March Flies (Bibionidae) » Dilophus
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March fly? If so, Bibio? - Dilophus - female
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March fly? If so, Bibio? - Dilophus - Female
Laguna Niguel Regional Park, Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California, USA
September 22, 2008

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March fly? If so, Bibio? - Dilophus - female March fly? If so, Bibio? - Dilophus - female
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 22 September, 2008 - 8:19pm
Last updated 23 September, 2008 - 1:16pm

Yes, it's a march fly
But no, not Bibio.
This one seems to have more smaller spines on the apical part of the tibia of the first leg, so that would make it Dilophus!
greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 23 September, 2008 - 5:33am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Gerard.
You're a real help to me!
… Ron Hemberger, 23 September, 2008 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

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