Species Bibio albipennis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Season · Remarks · Works Cited

California fly with raptorial forelegs - Bibio albipennis - female

slender black fly - Bibio albipennis - male

Strange black fly (April March Fly!) - Bibio albipennis - male

ID for Bibionid in California ? - Bibio albipennis - male

Unidentified black fly-type insect - Bibio albipennis - male - female

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

Species albipennis (Bibio albipennis)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Bibio albipennis Say 1823

Explanation of Names

Albipennis is Latin for "white feathers", presumably in reference to the long white hairs.

Identification

"This species is readily differentiated from other species of Bibio by the very short r-m crossvein and by the short inner spurs of the front tibiae. It differs from melanopilosus Hardy in being larger, having predominantly pale pile, and having nine segments in the antennae." -- D. Elmo Hardy(1)

Range

North America and part of Mexico

Season

Spring

Remarks

The most common and widespread species of Bibio

Works Cited

1.	California Insect Survey Publications

Contributed by John F. Carr on 6 April, 2009 - 11:56am
Additional contributions by Harsi S. Parker
Last updated 21 April, 2009 - 4:37am

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