| Bibio marci | |
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| Male B. marci | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bibionidae |
| Genus: | Bibio |
| Species: | B. marci |
| Binomial name | |
| Bibio marci | |
| Synonyms | |
Bibio marci or St. Mark's fly or hawthorn fly, [1] is a species of fly from the family Bibionidae. It is found across much of Europe. [2] Their common name comes from the fact that the adults usually emerge around St Mark's Day, 25 April.
Like most bibionid larvae, they grow up in grassy areas and are herbivores and scavengers feeding on dead vegetation or living plant roots. Bibio marci larvae are known to be root damage pests of celery, asparagus, roses, saxifrages, lawn grass, lettuce and Polyanthus . They also feed on a very large number of plant species that are commercially unimportant. [3]
Bibionidae 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 adults flies being found in copula, they have earned colloquial names such as "love bugs" or "honeymoon flies".
Marci may refer to:
Bibio, March flies or St. Mark's flies, is a genus of flies (Diptera).
Bibio femoratus, also known as the March fly or lovebug, is a species of fly in the family Bibionidae. It was first described by the German entomologist Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann in 1820.Bibio femoratus is one of at least 90 types of March flies, which occur in the United States and Canada.
Bibio pomonae, common name red-thighed St Mark's fly or heather fly, is a species of fly (Diptera) belonging to the family Bibionidae.
Bibio xanthopus is a species of March fly (Bibionidae) first identified by Wiedemann in 1828. It is one of the most common species of Bibio in North America. 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. The maggots, which feed on roots, are 10 mm in length with warty skin and a pair of posterior spiracles.
Bibio johannis is a species of fly in the family Bibionidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Bibio varipes is a species of fly in the family Bibionidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Bibio nigriventris is a species of fly in the family Bibionidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Bibio longipes is a species of fly in the family Bibionidae. It is found in the Palearctic and the Nearctic.
Bibio leucopterus is a species of fly in the family Bibionidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Bibio lanigerus is a species of fly in the family Bibionidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Bibio hortulanus, common name marchfly, is a species of fly from the family Bibionidae.
Bibio anglicus is a species of fly from the family Bibionidae.
Bibio clavipes is a species of fly from the family Bibionidae.
Bibio ferruginatus is a species of fly from the family Bibionidae.
Bibio reticulatus is a species of fly in the family Bibionidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Bibio venosus is a species of fly in the family Bibionidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Bibio slossonae is a species of March fly in the family Bibionidae. Larvae are detritivores. Adults are pollinators of witch-hazel.
Dilophus nigrostigma is a species of Bibionidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the largest and most common species of Dilophus in New Zealand.
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