Plecia pealei (Love Bug or March Fly) | Eocene | Green River Formation xfish Stable isotope analysis supports its

Stable isotope analysis supports its diet as primarily C3 plants typical of cold

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Plecia pealei (Love Bug or March Fly) | Eocene | Green River Formation xfish Stable isotope analysis supports itsPlecia pealei (Love Bug or March Fly) Eocene Period (45 50 myo) Green River Formation, Wyoming Specimen approx. size: 0. 4" x 0. 75" wingspan Matrix approx. size: 3. 25" x 3" Plecia pealei (Lovebug or March Fly) is an extinct species from the Bibionidae family of flies (Diptera). This specimen was found in the "fish layers", not the more prominent "leaf layers" of the Green River Formation. This Bibionid Fly specimen has wonderful detail. Preserved so