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Bibio xanthopus

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Bibio xanthopus
B. xanthopus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bibionidae
Genus: Bibio
Species:
B. xanthopus
Binomial name
Bibio xanthopus
Wiedemann, 1828

Bibio xanthopus, or yellow-footed March fly,[1][2] is a species of March fly (Bibionidae) first identified by Wiedemann in 1828.[3] It is one of the most common species of Bibio in North America.[4] The body is black with pale colored pile and legs that are predominantly rufous. Females have black wings. The size of the species varies considerably, with wingspans ranging from 5.5 to 9.5 mm and body lengths ranging from 8 to 11 mm.[4][5] The maggots, which feed on roots, are 10 mm in length with warty skin and a pair of posterior spiracles.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Insects of Pennsylvania". ento.psu.edu. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Yellow-footed March Fly". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b Hardy, D. Elmo (1961). The Bibionidae of California (Bulletin of the California Insect Survey) (PDF). Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 188.
  5. ^ a b Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 286. ISBN 9780520288744.