Bibio xanthopus
| Bibio xanthopus | |
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| B. xanthopus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bibionidae |
| Genus: | Bibio |
| Species: | B. xanthopus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828
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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 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.[2][3] The maggots, which feed on roots, are 10 mm in length with warty skin and a pair of posterior spiracles.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ a b Hardy, D. Elmo (1961). The Bibionidae of California (Bulletin of the California Insect Survey) (PDF). Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 188.
- ^ a b Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 286. ISBN 9780520288744.