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Hawthorn fly

Bibio marci (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The hawthorn fly (Bibio marci) is a species in the family Bibionidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the hawthorn fly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hawthorn fly live?

Not recorded

Is the hawthorn fly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the hawthorn fly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyBibionidae
  6. genusBibio
  7. SpeciesBibio marci (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Bibio brevicornis, Bibio crassipes, Bibio funerosus, Bibio pusillus, Pullata funerosus, Tipula brevicornis, Tipula funerosus, Tipula marci

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Saint Mark's flyEnglish
  • St Mark's flyEnglish
  • St marks flyEnglish
  • mosca de marzuAsturian
  • muchnice březnováCzech
  • SkovhårmygDanish
  • MärzfliegeGerman
  • Mouche de Saint MarcFrench
  • tavaszi bársonylégyHungarian
  • Mosca di San MarcoItalian
  • markusflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • RouwvliegDutch
  • markusflugeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Leń marcowyPolish
  • Толстоножка весенняяRussian
  • mušica marcováSlovak
  • marsmyggaSwedish
  • Полон квітневийUkrainian
  • MarkusfliegeGerman
  • MärzhaarmückeGerman
  • Bibion de la Saint-MarcFrench
  • Mouche de la Saint-MarcFrench
  • Grote rouwvliegDutch
  • maartse vliegDutch
  • skogshårmyggaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hawthorn fly

Other species in the same genus Bibio.

Black gnat

Bibio johannis

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Lovebug

Bibio femoratus

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CompareHawthorn fly vs Garden March flyHawthorn fly vs Black gnatHawthorn fly vs Shaggy St Mark’s flyHawthorn fly vs Dark autumn Bibio

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hawthorn fly?

The hawthorn fly (Bibio marci) belongs to the family Bibionidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hawthorn fly (Bibio marci). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hawthorn-fly

MLA

“Hawthorn fly (Bibio marci).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hawthorn-fly.

BibTeX
@misc{hawthorn_fly_2026,
  title = {Hawthorn fly (Bibio marci)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hawthorn-fly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}