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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bibio clavipes, (male).

Posted by Duncan Cooke on 17-11-2022 17:11

Am I right in thinking this is Dilophus febrilis ? Found in South Cumbria, 18/10/2022.

Edited by Duncan Cooke on 18-11-2022 16:13

Posted by eklans on 17-11-2022 17:38

Hi Duncan, no - it's a male Bibio clavipes or longipes.
(To be sure we'll need a dorsal view of a wing.)

Edited by eklans on 17-11-2022 17:39

Posted by Duncan Cooke on 17-11-2022 23:12

Thanks for your help Eric. Here is a dorsal view, hope this helps.

Posted by eklans on 18-11-2022 08:29

Yes Duncan, it helps: male Bibio clavipes.
(wings milk-white, pterostigma doesn't reach the costal cell, "De zwarte vlieg bibio longipes" by Theo Zeegers).

Posted by Duncan Cooke on 18-11-2022 16:10

Thanks for your help Eric, it is much appreciated. I will iRecord as male Bibio clavipes.