Family Bibionidae – St Marks Flies

18 UK species, 2 genera. Adults stout and hairy, mainly brown/black, with large eyes. Larvae develop in rotting wood, feeding on dead plant material.

St Mark's Fly Bibio marci male
St Marks Fly Bibio marci 
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Bibionidae Larvae

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