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Common Lovebug
Plecia nearctica
25 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
American LovebugPlecia americana
Dilophus spinipes
Garden MaggotBibio superfluus
Dilophus orbatus
Red-shouldered BugJadera haematoloma
LovebugBibio femoratus
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer MothHarrisina americana
Dark Sailor BeetleCantharis fusca
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,406 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3,208 |
| Louisiana | 1,234 |
| Alabama | 519 |
| Georgia | 366 |
| Mississippi | 290 |
| South Carolina | 290 |
| North Carolina | 23 |
| Arkansas | 19 |
| Mexico | 18 |
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 | Lovebugs · Plecia |
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 Common Lovebug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.