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Bibionidae ID => Penthetria funebris (m)
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Is it possible to identify this fly by such foto? Found near mountain river in May. Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains.
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basileus wrote:
Is it possible to identify this fly by such foto? Found near mountain river in May. Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains.

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Not Family Bibionidae - Pleciidae; Penthetria funebris Male.

https://diptera.i...to_id=2992
 
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Roger Thomason wrote:
Not Family Bibionidae - Pleciidae; Penthetria funebris Male.

https://diptera.i...to_id=2992


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Penthetria funebris looks okay, but it is actually (as far as I know) a member of the family Bibionidae and not Pediciidae.
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Jan Willem wrote:
Penthetria funebris looks okay, but it is actually (as far as I know) a member of the family Bibionidae and not Pediciidae.


It seems to be that way Jan Willem, even BugGuide have it under Bibionidae. Time for Paul to do a bit of updating in the Gallery Wink

https://bugguide....096/bgpage

https://diptera.i...bum_id=107
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