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Bibio nematoceran flies, possibly Bibio femoratus but doesn't quite fit - Bibio vestitus - female
Copyright © 2015 Steve Shaw

Bibio nematoceran flies, possibly Bibio femoratus but doesn't quite fit - Bibio vestitus - Female
no close city; Port Hastings, Cape Breton, nearest small town, Port Shoreham Provincial Park, Eastern Shore County, Nova Scotia, Canada
June 21, 2015
Size: body ~9 mm M, ~11 mm F
This ventral view of another female (had died) shows that the coxae of the forelegs (arrow) are definitely orange, not black as expected for Bibio femoratus. This is a pic down a dissecting microscope with limited depth of field -- the wavy grey lines are the distal ends of the legs, out of focus.
Contributed by Steve Shaw on 6 July, 2015 - 2:10pm
Last updated 8 May, 2016 - 8:16pm

Moved
Moved from Bibio.
… John F. Carr, 8 May, 2016 - 8:16pm

Moved
Moved from March Flies.
… John F. Carr, 2 August, 2015 - 9:39am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 July, 2015 - 12:53pm

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