Bibio xanthopus

Bibio xanthopus
	B. xanthopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bibionidae
Genus:	Bibio
Species:	B. xanthopus
Binomial name
	Bibio xanthopus; Wiedemann, 1828

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 coloured pile and legs that are predominantly rufous. The size of the species varies considerably, with wingspans ranging from 5.5 to 9.5 mm.[2]

References

"Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
Hardy, D. Elmo (1961). The Bibionidae of California (Bulletin of the California Insect Survey) (PDF). Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 188.

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[ITIS-1] "Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 19 June 2016.

[Hardy-2] Hardy, D. Elmo (1961). The Bibionidae of California (Bulletin of the California Insect Survey) (PDF). Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 188.