| A less common
and considerably under-recorded fly in Nottinghamshire. Bibio
leucopterus is best seperated from Bibio marci by
the male's milky white wings (although this can be dependant on observer
familiarity with the two species) and the two spurs at the base of the
front tibia, which are of equal length. Their flight
is sluggish and they frequently rest on foliage, often
making them very approachable. They are on the wing from
April and May, frequenting hedgerows and woodlands. Our
thanks to Pauline Bradford who supplied us with the
photograph of the B. leucopterus pair, shown
bottom left. |
