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Red Saint Marc fly

Bibio hortulanus graecus

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Description:

A black, red back female Bibio hortulanus spp Graecus, spotted while mating with its smaller/ total black/ bigger head male, in my front balcony...Clearly the species is dimorphic, and this particular subspecies, is endemic in Greece. They become more visible as a species during the mating period, when they sit in open sunlit spaces.

Reference Links:

Bibio hortulanus - Overview, Bibio hortulanus - Wikipédia, Bibion précoce - Bibio hortulanus - Kriss Nature

Species ID Suggestions

Harlequin Fly

Bibio hortulanus

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RachaelB
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St. Mark's flies

Bibio spp.

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MargaritaOrlova
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Comments (5)
DespinaTsafetopoulou
Dear @RachaelB, thank you for your ID suggestion, it fits perfectly :) Updating ASAP!
RachaelB
The red one is the female and the male is the small black one. Here are a few of my spottings of them: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15697281 http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16710057
injica
Can't believe how different they look like :)

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
Biodiversity of Greece (Hellas)

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PublishedApril 12, 2013

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