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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 » xanthopus group (Bibio xanthopus group) » Bibio xanthopus
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diptera - Bibio xanthopus - male
Copyright © 2012 John Sankey

diptera - Bibio xanthopus - Male
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
May 12, 2012
Size: body length 9 mm
attracted to light

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Contributed by John Sankey on 13 May, 2012 - 9:16am
Last updated 22 June, 2012 - 6:52pm

Moved
Moved from Bibio.
… John F. Carr, 22 June, 2012 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

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Bibio
Bibio. Species ID depends on the length of the inner spur at the tip of the front tibia (it varies from 1/4 as long as the outer spur to about as long), and possibly on the number of segments in the antennae.
… John F. Carr, 13 May, 2012 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

 
it's hard to decide exactly w
it's hard to decide exactly where the spines originate, but I get 59% (photo 6 just made) and 7 antennae segments (photo 2). Do you agree?
… John Sankey, 22 June, 2012 - 6:25pm login or register to post comments

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