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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » March Flies (Bibionidae) » Bibio » Bibio femoratus

Species Bibio femoratus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · See Also
March Fly - Bibio femoratus Fly 009 - Bibio femoratus - male Dragging him around the woods - Bibio femoratus - male - female Mason Neck fly - Bibio femoratus - male bug stuck in glandular hairs of rhodod. atlanticum bud - Bibio femoratus A hymenopteran??? - Bibio femoratus - female Red-legged fly - Bibio femoratus Bibio femoratus -Mating March Flies - Bibio femoratus - male - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Bibionomorpha (Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies)
Family Bibionidae (March Flies)
Genus Bibio
Species femoratus (Bibio femoratus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Bibio femorata Wiedemann 1828
Size
7-9 mm
Identification
Shining black, dense yellow hair, red femora, front tibial spines nearly equal length, anterior veins dark brown, posterior veins light brown, R-M crossvein about equal to base of Rs. Females have dark wings, black along the leading edge if not entirely black.
Range
Most of North America, except Canadian arctic and Western USA.
Season
Spring
See Also
Females can be confused with a color form of Bibio vestitus.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 18 May, 2009 - 3:22pm
Last updated 22 April, 2017 - 3:46pm

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