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St. Mark's Fly

Bibio marci

Photo by LarsKorb
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Field Notes

Description:

about 12mm long, spotted in the german (coniferus) forest

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Comments (7)
Doryreed
Great, I will update mine too. :)
LarsKorb
Thanks alot, Doryreed - you're right with the St. Mark's Fly. ID updated.
Doryreed
This is the male if I am right. The female has a different shaped head.
Doryreed
I have a picture of one of these guys too I think. I have it down as Saint Mark's Fly (Bibio marci) but I'm not 100%.
LarsKorb
Thx, Alland...just a matter of time i'll figure it out ;)
AllandDharmawan
Nice shot! sharp! I don't know either what species this diptera is :) Greetings from Indonesia

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