| Bibio | |
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| Bibio johannis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bibionidae |
| Genus: | Bibio Geoffroy, 1762 |
| Type species | |
| Tipula hortulanus | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Bibio, March flies or St. Mark's flies, is a genus of flies (Diptera).
Bibio larvae live in grassy areas and are herbivores and scavengers feeding on dead vegetation or living plant roots. Some species are found in compost. [1]
In some areas, Bibio flies are regular flower visitors and they are suggested to be pollinators of several plant species, [2] [3] such as hogweed ( Heracleum sphondylium ) and mouse-ear hawkweed ( Hieracium pilosella ). [4]
Bibio flies also show strong sexual dichotomy, with males and females having significant differences in body morphology.
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