Bibio xanthopus
| Bibio xanthopus | |
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| 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 fly (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
- ↑ "Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- 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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