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Plecia americana · Order: Diptera · Family: Bibionidae
It belongs to the insect family Bibionidae.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Plecia americana is a March fly in the family Bibionidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Is it a pest in the house?
Plecia americana is a March fly and is noted in household pest contexts.
Source: Wikipedia
Can it bite, sting or make you sick?
Plecia americana is a March fly; no bite or sting information is provided.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Plecia americana lives as a March fly.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Plecia americana is a March fly.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Plecia americana follows the life pattern of March flies.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Plecia americana is a March fly, indicating its seasonal activity.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Plecia americana is a March fly species.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
Plecia americana is a March fly and may be confused with other Bibionidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 12 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Bibionidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plecia_americana
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.