Lovebug (Female) - Bibio femoratus

TL: ~8 mm. Shiny black with dense yellow hair and red femora.

They are called lovebugs because they have a synchronous emergence in the spring and they form large mating swarms where males and females stay attached for a long time.

Habitat: Streamside

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Ferdy Christant

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Fantastic, it looks like a futuristic robot. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Yep, and the photo doesn't do it justice. These bugs are crazy and are hard to even clear out of the way - if they are mating. They are so consumed with copulation that they are oblivious to anything else. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Whoa, love overdose! Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Indeed Posted 6 years ago
  3. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    What's wrong with the photo? Nothing! Posted 6 years ago
  4. 1. Christine Young
      
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      It's too shiny bc of the flash. The bug was darker and had yellow fuzz. Super cute combo with those chubby, red femurs :) Posted 6 years ago

The Bibio femoratus

"Bibio femoratus" is commonly known as the March fly. "Bibio femoratus" is one of at least 90 types of March flies, which occur in the United States and Canada. In the southeastern United States, especially around the Gulf Coast, "Bibio femoratus" is known as the lovebug.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by Christine Young