A <em>Dilophus spinipes</em> in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/11/2019). (Photo ID: 139307 - Psn: 32)

A Dilophus spinipes in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/11/2019).

View Record Details Photo by Emilio Concari MBP List

<em>Dilophus spinipes</em> in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 381129 - Psn: 32)

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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<em>Dilophus spinipes</em> in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 391666 - Psn: 35)

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A <em>Dilophus spinipes</em> found on <em>Solidago</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/22/2014). (Photo ID: 16906 - Psn: 40)

A Dilophus spinipes found on Solidago in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/22/2014).

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Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A male <em>Dilophus spinipes</em> in Kent Co., Maryland (5/30/2022). Verified by Even Dankowicz/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 918595 - Psn: 44)

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

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A <em>Dilophus spinipes</em> in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/28/2018). Determined by John F. Carr and Even Dankowicz via BugGuide. (Photo ID: 114577 - Psn: 45)

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

View Record Details Photo by Bonnie Bell MBP List

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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<em>Dilophus spinipes</em> in Kent Co., Maryland (9/21/2014). (Photo ID: 49551 - Psn: 60)

Dilophus spinipes in Kent Co., Maryland (9/21/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Nancy Martin MBP List

A female <em>Dilophus spinipes</em> in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/1/2020). Verified by Even Dankowicz/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 355701 - Psn: 65)

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

View Record Details Photo by Barbara Thurlow MBP List

A male <em>Dilophus spinipes</em> in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/5/2020). Determined by Even Dankowicz and John F. Carr/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 356996 - Psn: 66)

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

View Record Details Photo by Emily Stanley MBP List

<em>Dilophus spinipes</em> in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 582460 - Psn: 66)

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

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<em>Dilophus spinipes</em> in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/26/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 831963 - Psn: 66)

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/26/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A <em>Dilophus spinipes</em> pair in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/28/2018). Determined by Even Dankowicz and John F. Carr via BugGuide. (Photo ID: 115505 - Psn: 76)

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

View Record Details Photo by Bonnie Bell MBP List

<em>Dilophus spinipes</em> in Somerset Co., Maryland (9/28/2020). Verified by Even Dankowicz and John F. Carr via BugGuide. (Photo ID: 301255 - Psn: 77)

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

View Record Details Photo by Jim Moore MBP List

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A <em>Dilophus spinipes</em> in Harford Co., Maryland (9/27/2014). (Photo ID: 17220 - Psn: 80)

A Dilophus spinipes in Harford Co., Maryland (9/27/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Joshua Jones MBP List

A male <em>Dilophus spinipes</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/23/2020). Determined by Even Dankowicz/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 223799 - Psn: 200)

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

View Record Details Photo by Lynn Strauss MBP List

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Description

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

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A Dilophus spinipes in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/11/2019). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

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

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

A male Dilophus spinipes in Kent Co., Maryland (5/30/2022). Verified by Even Dankowicz/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/28/2018). Determined by John F. Carr and Even Dankowicz via BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Bonnie Bell.

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Dilophus spinipes in Kent Co., Maryland (9/21/2014). View Record Details Media by Nancy Martin.

A female Dilophus spinipes in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/1/2020). Verified by Even Dankowicz/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A male Dilophus spinipes in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/5/2020). Determined by Even Dankowicz and John F. Carr/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

Dilophus spinipes in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/26/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

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

Dilophus spinipes in Somerset Co., Maryland (9/28/2020). Verified by Even Dankowicz and John F. Carr via BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Dilophus spinipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

A Dilophus spinipes in Harford Co., Maryland (9/27/2014). View Record Details Media by Joshua Jones.

A male Dilophus spinipes in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/23/2020). Determined by Even Dankowicz/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Lynn Strauss.

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Dilophus spinipes

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bibionidae
Genus:	Dilophus
Species:	D. spinipes
Binomial name
*Dilophus spinipes* Say, 1823
Synonyms^[1]
Dilophus dimidiatus Loew, 1869 Dilophus thoracicus Say, 1823 Plecia bimaculata Walker, 1856

Dilophus spinipes is a species of March fly in the family Bibionidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Dilophus spinipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Dilophus spinipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Dilophus spinipes species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Taxon identifiers
Dilophus spinipes	Wikidata: Q14191030 BioLib: 862772 BugGuide: 276834 CoL: 36648 EoL: 740442 GBIF: 5080903 iNaturalist: 480267 IRMNG: 10134515 ITIS: 121422 Open Tree of Life: 5035259

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Dilophus spinipes Say, 1823

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