Dilophus spinipes Say, 1823    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Bibionidae   >   Genus Dilophus   

Description:

This species can be distinguished from similar species by tube-shaped proboscis and three rows of comb-like spines on forelegs.

There are 36 records in the project database.

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A Dilophus spinipes in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/11/2019). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Dilophus spinipes found on Solidago in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/22/2014). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A male Dilophus spinipes in Kent Co., Maryland (5/30/2022). Verified by Even Dankowicz/BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/28/2018). Determined by John F. Carr and Even Dankowicz via BugGuide. Photo by Bonnie Bell. (MBP list)

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Dilophus spinipes in Kent Co., Maryland (9/21/2014). Photo by Nancy Martin. (MBP list)

A female Dilophus spinipes in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/1/2020). Verified by Even Dankowicz/BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

A male Dilophus spinipes in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/5/2020). Determined by Even Dankowicz and John F. Carr/BugGuide. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Dilophus spinipes in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/26/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Dilophus spinipes pair in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/28/2018). Determined by Even Dankowicz and John F. Carr via BugGuide. Photo by Bonnie Bell. (MBP list)

Dilophus spinipes in Somerset Co., Maryland (9/28/2020). Verified by Even Dankowicz and John F. Carr via BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Dilophus spinipes in Harford Co., Maryland (9/27/2014). Photo by Joshua Jones. (MBP list)

A male Dilophus spinipes in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/23/2020). Determined by Even Dankowicz/BugGuide. Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)


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