Bibionidae

Bibionidae (March flies) is a family of flies (Diptera) containing approximately 650–700 species worldwide. Adults are nectar feeders and emerge in numbers in spring. Because of the likelihood of adult flies being found in copula, they have earned colloquial names such as "love bugs" or "honeymoon flies".

fly from the family Bibionidae

genus of flies

The lovebug (Plecia nearctica) is a species of march fly found in parts of Central America and the southeastern United States, especially along the Gulf Coast. It is also known as the honeymoon fly or double-headed bug. During and after mating, matured pairs remain together, even in flight, for up to several days.

species of insect

Dilophus is a genus of March flies in the family Bibionidae. There are at least 200 described species in Dilophus.

Cascoplecia insolitis, rarely known as the unicorn fly, is an extinct dipteran that lived in the Cretaceous. The type specimen was found in Burmese amber. George Poinar Jr., who described the fossil, placed the genus into a new family Cascopleciidae. One of the defining characteristics of Cascoplecia is the presence of three ocelli raised on an extended, horn-like protuberance. The distinctiveness of the family was questioned by other authors, and the genus has been subsequently transferred to the family Bibionidae. thumb|left|reconstruction

thumb|right|upright|Close-up of head, Plecia nearctica|P. nearctica

species of fly

species of fly

mosquito from the Bibionidae family

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Penthetria is a genus of March flies (Bibionidae).

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species of March fly

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species of fly

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Enicoscolus is a genus of March flies (Bibionidae).

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species of insect

species of March fly

species of March fly

species of March fly

Bibiodes is a genus of March flies (Bibionidae).

species of March fly

species of March fly

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species of insect

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species of insect

species of March fly

species of insect

species of March fly

Bibionellus is a genus of March flies (Bibionidae).

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