Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » March Flies (Bibionidae) » Bibio » Fall species (Bibio Fall species) » Bibio longipes
Photo#86295
Male March Fly - Bibio longipes - male
Copyright © 2006 Stephen_WV

Male March Fly - Bibio longipes - Male
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
November 5, 2006
Talk about a misnomer! These March Flies were swarming in November. Occasionally they would light on the ground and two males—or even three—would get into a shoving match. I also found a lone male at a Sugar Maple seep.

Images of this individual: tag all
Male March Fly - Bibio longipes - male Male March Fly - Bibio longipes - male
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 8 November, 2006 - 4:37am
Last updated 13 February, 2011 - 2:19pm

Moved
Moved from Fall species (longipes and slossonae).
… John F. Carr, 13 February, 2011 - 2:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bibio.
… John F. Carr, 9 November, 2009 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

November Fly
There are three species of Bibio that fly in the fall. B. slossonae (dark hair), B. longipes (light hair), B. autumnalis (description unknown to me).
… John F. Carr, 5 May, 2009 - 11:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for commenting, John. The hairs on this fly appear to be light.

The lighting can play tricks, but particularly on the legs the hairs appear very light in color.
… Stephen_WV, 6 May, 2009 - 5:31am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact