Ferreira, André Da Silva;Araújo, Maíra Xavier;Vilarinho, Naiara Thaís;Silva-Neto, Alberto Moreira Da;Bravo, Freddy
Plecia
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Common Lovebug
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyBibionidae
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11 sectionsContents
- Species
- Extant species
- Fossil species
- Cretaceous
- [[Paleocene]]
- [[Eocene]]
- [[Oligocene]]
- [[Miocene]]
- [[Pliocene]]
- Pleistocene
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Plecia is a genus of March flies (Bibionidae) comprising many species, both extant and fossilised. Several species of this genus are commonly known as "lovebugs" due to their behavior of flying around coupled together while mating.
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