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White-winged March Fly
Bibio albipennis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Bibio necotus
Hawthorn FlyBibio marci
Bibio vestitus
Bibio articulatus
Garden soldier flyExaireta spinigera
Yellow-footed March flyBibio xanthopus
LovebugBibio femoratus
Bibio slossonae
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,904 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 800 |
| California | 772 |
| Ontario | 553 |
| New York | 304 |
| Michigan | 225 |
| Washington | 171 |
| Ohio | 136 |
| British Columbia | 130 |
| Virginia | 122 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | March Flies · Bibionidae |
| Genus | Bibio |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise White-winged March Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.