Found along trail in mixed woods near New Hope Creek, Korstian Division of Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
8 Apr 2009
These flies have distinctive red thighs while the rest of the insect is mostly black.
Found along trail in mixed woods near New Hope Creek, Korstian Division of Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
8 Apr 2009
Larvae (maggots) of these flies reportedly feed on decaying plant material.
Found along trail in mixed woods near New Hope Creek, Korstian Division of Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
8 Apr 2009
Female: note smaller head and eyes.
Found along trail in mixed woods near New Hope Creek, Korstian Division of Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
8 Apr 2009
There are a handful of species of Bibio in NC. David Stephan reports that others have different color combinations and some fairly extreme sexual dimorphism respect to the relative size of the head/eyes.