Bibio xanthopus

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

Bibio xanthopus is a species of March flies (Bibionidae) first identified by Wiedemann in 1828.[1] It is one of the most common species of Bibio in North America.[2] The body is black with pale coloured pile and legs that are predominantly rufous. The size of the species varies considerably, with wingspans ranging from 5.5 to 9.5 mm.[2]

References

  1. "Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 Hardy, D. Elmo (1961). The Bibionidae of California (Bulletin of the California Insect Survey) (PDF). Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 188.
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