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Diptera? - Bibio longipes - female
Copyright © 2012 Larry Clarfeld

Diptera? - Bibio longipes - Female
Essex Jct., Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
October 7, 2012
What is going on with the forelegs? Raptorial-leg-mimic?
Contributed by Larry Clarfeld on 7 October, 2012 - 8:22pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 7 October, 2012 - 8:28pm

Digger
Female march flies dig into the ground to bury eggs.
… John F. Carr, 7 October, 2012 - 8:27pm

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