Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bibionidae ID
Posted by Justafly on 24-11-2018 11:31
#1
Cerreto, Alessandria, Italy, October 2017
Can you identify it?
Many thanks.:(;):)
Edited by Justafly on 26-11-2018 01:34
Posted by Juergen Peters on 24-11-2018 13:10
#2
Male Bibionidae.
Posted by Justafly on 24-11-2018 18:52
#3
Hairy thorax, black femurs ...could it be Bibio marci? :););)
Edited by Justafly on 24-11-2018 18:55
Posted by Juergen Peters on 25-11-2018 05:28
#4
Justafly wrote:
Hairy thorax, black femurs ...could it be Bibio marci? :););)
No, that is a spring species. In October it must be one of the few late summer/autumn Bibionids.
Posted by Justafly on 25-11-2018 11:16
#5
Sorry, I have to amend may post. This picture ( … and in case of necessity I have some other photos of the same subject) have been taken exactly the 10th of May 2008 (I made a big mess!).
In this case Bibio marci could be an acceptable hypotesis?
Edited by Justafly on 25-11-2018 11:26
Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 25-11-2018 11:25
#6
I would rule out
Bibio marci by the white haired pleurae. It looks a lot closer to
Bibio hortulanus but I cannot be sure without a dorsal view to see venation.
This thread should be moved to the main forum, Paul ;)
Posted by Justafly on 25-11-2018 11:36
#7
This new picture could be useful?
Thank you.
Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 25-11-2018 15:13
#8
Yes, very useful ;) Unless there are more possibilities in Italy, this should be the male of
Bibio hortulanus :)
Edited by Piluca_Alvarez on 25-11-2018 15:15