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Passionate Plecia

NB: not captive. Seen on an exterior container.

 

Plecia is a genus of flies within family Bibionidae, commonly known as March flies - and because they are often found mating, also known as love bugs and honeymoon flies.

 

Here are a pair in copula, the larger female with forelegs raised, to the left.

 

Female around 10 mm body length, male around 7 mm.

 

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Uploaded on April 22, 2024
Taken on April 9, 2021