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March Fly, male

Bibio femoratus

Description:

Medium sized black fly with long body, large head, and red femora. Females are a bit larger, have black wings and small heads. They appear in the spring.

Habitat:

Suburban backyard.

Notes:

Old photo, felt like sharing this.

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1 Comment

keithp2012
keithp2012 11 years ago

Such big eyes!

ForestDragon
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ForestDragon

New York, USA

Spotted on Apr 11, 2008
Submitted on Aug 6, 2012

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