Do you have information about "lovebugs?" (2 bugs attached end to end) I have only ever seen them in Southern Louisiana and Southern Mississippi. I'm from South East Louisiana and there use to be "Lovebug" season every year. There would be so many that it was difficult to see. The bugs were so delicate that just barely touching them, smeared them onto clothing and cars, etc. For some years now love bug season doesn't exist. I hardly see them anymore. Do you know why?
Thanks in advance!
Lovebugs (Plecia nearctica), family Bibionidae, order Diptera, found in the SE US, Mexico, and Central America
Lovebugs are in the Marchfly family, a family of true flies.
Lovebugs seem to have up and down years, their populations go through periods of boom and bust. I have seen huge swarms in Spring and in Fall.
In the US, they are most common along the Gulf Coast states. We get them here in Houston commonly.
Lovebugs are in the Marchfly family, a family of true flies.
Lovebugs seem to have up and down years, their populations go through periods of boom and bust.
In the US, they are most common along the Gulf Coast states. We get them here in Houston commonly.
The adults feed mainly on nectar, the larvae feed on decaying plant material.
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