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The lovebug (Plecia nearctica) is a species of march fly found in parts of Central America and the southeastern United States, especially along the Gulf Coast. It is also known as the honeymoon fly or double-headed bug. During and after mating, matured pairs remain together, even in flight, for up to several days. Lovebugs' larvae feed on partially decayed vegetation in the landscape and, in this respect, are beneficial to humans. Adults primarily feed on nectar from various plants, particularly sweet clover, goldenrod, and Brazilian pepper.

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  • Lovebug (en)
  • 러브버그 (곤충) (ko)
  • Plecia nearctica (nl)
  • Plecia nearctica (pt)
  • Plecia nearctica (sv)
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  • 러브버그(플리시아 니악티카, 학명: Plecia nearctica)는 1㎝가 조금 안 되는 크기의 에 속하는 곤충이다. 독성이 없고 인간을 물지도 않으며 질병을 옮기지도 않는 익충이지만 특유의 생김새가 혐오감을 주고, 사람에게도 날아드는 습성이 있다. (ko)
  • Plecia nearctica is een muggensoort uit de familie van de zwarte vliegen (Bibionidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1940 door Hardy. (nl)
  • Plecia nearctica är en tvåvingeart som beskrevs av Hardy 1940. Plecia nearctica ingår i släktet Plecia och familjen hårmyggor. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
  • The lovebug (Plecia nearctica) is a species of march fly found in parts of Central America and the southeastern United States, especially along the Gulf Coast. It is also known as the honeymoon fly or double-headed bug. During and after mating, matured pairs remain together, even in flight, for up to several days. Lovebugs' larvae feed on partially decayed vegetation in the landscape and, in this respect, are beneficial to humans. Adults primarily feed on nectar from various plants, particularly sweet clover, goldenrod, and Brazilian pepper. (en)
  • Plecia nearctica (designada em português besouro-do-amor — mas não sendo verdadeiramente um besouro) é uma espécie de inseto da ordem Diptera, aparentado com os mosquitos e pertencente à família Bibionidae; tendo sido nomeada por Hardy, em 1940, e apresentando dados deficientes acerca de seu estado de conservação; embora os adultos, quando enxameiam, incomodem os motoristas, nas rodovias, e se choquem contra o capô e o para-brisa dos veículos, o que prova a sua grande abundância relativa. Esta espécie está distribuída desde a América Central, na Costa Rica, Guatemala e Honduras, até o México e a região sudeste dos Estados Unidos; nos estados do Alabama, Flórida, Geórgia, Luisiana, Mississippi, Carolina do Sul e Texas, na América do Norte. Em 2006, esta espécie foi relatada no extremo norte (pt)
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  • Lovebug (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lovebugs.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Swarmoflovebugs.jpg
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  • Hardy, 1940 (en)
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  • Two lovebugs mating (en)
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  • Plecia nearctica (en)
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  • The lovebug (Plecia nearctica) is a species of march fly found in parts of Central America and the southeastern United States, especially along the Gulf Coast. It is also known as the honeymoon fly or double-headed bug. During and after mating, matured pairs remain together, even in flight, for up to several days. The species was first described in 1940 by D. E. Hardy, but was seen in Louisiana as early as 1911. At that time, he reported the incidence of lovebugs to be widespread, but most common in Texas, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. However, by the end of the 20th century the species had spread heavily to all areas bordering the Gulf of Mexico, as well as Georgia and South Carolina. They are also present in other countries including Australia. , writing in 1970, found the bug was also widespread in central and northern Florida and described its flights as reaching altitudes of 300 to 450 metres (980 to 1,480 ft) and extending several kilometers over the Gulf. Lovebugs' larvae feed on partially decayed vegetation in the landscape and, in this respect, are beneficial to humans. Adults primarily feed on nectar from various plants, particularly sweet clover, goldenrod, and Brazilian pepper. (en)
  • 러브버그(플리시아 니악티카, 학명: Plecia nearctica)는 1㎝가 조금 안 되는 크기의 에 속하는 곤충이다. 독성이 없고 인간을 물지도 않으며 질병을 옮기지도 않는 익충이지만 특유의 생김새가 혐오감을 주고, 사람에게도 날아드는 습성이 있다. (ko)
  • Plecia nearctica is een muggensoort uit de familie van de zwarte vliegen (Bibionidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1940 door Hardy. (nl)
  • Plecia nearctica (designada em português besouro-do-amor — mas não sendo verdadeiramente um besouro) é uma espécie de inseto da ordem Diptera, aparentado com os mosquitos e pertencente à família Bibionidae; tendo sido nomeada por Hardy, em 1940, e apresentando dados deficientes acerca de seu estado de conservação; embora os adultos, quando enxameiam, incomodem os motoristas, nas rodovias, e se choquem contra o capô e o para-brisa dos veículos, o que prova a sua grande abundância relativa. Esta espécie está distribuída desde a América Central, na Costa Rica, Guatemala e Honduras, até o México e a região sudeste dos Estados Unidos; nos estados do Alabama, Flórida, Geórgia, Luisiana, Mississippi, Carolina do Sul e Texas, na América do Norte. Em 2006, esta espécie foi relatada no extremo norte de Wilmington, na Carolina do Norte. (pt)
  • Plecia nearctica är en tvåvingeart som beskrevs av Hardy 1940. Plecia nearctica ingår i släktet Plecia och familjen hårmyggor. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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