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Yankee Lovebugs - Plecia sp. - Dilophus
Copyright © 2006 CharlesMatson

Yankee Lovebugs - Plecia sp. - Dilophus
Central Park, New York City, New York, USA
September 18, 2006
This is far north of the usual range for Plecia so it seems likely to be P. americana. They have been common for the last ten days or so, mostly on Goldenrod or Clematis, as here.
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Contributed by CharlesMatson on 19 September, 2006 - 7:54pm
Last updated 21 May, 2008 - 4:25pm

Moved
Moved from Lovebugs. Not a lovebug: note rings of spines on fore tibia. Plecia is southern and does not occur in NY.
… Matthias Buck, 21 May, 2008 - 4:25pm login or register to post comments

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