Subject: Black bug with orange belly
Location: Charleston, SC
May 5, 2014 5:07 pm
Hello!
I live in Charleston, SC and just today have seen many black flying bugs (1/2 inch long) with orange bellies all around town…literally everywhere I go.
Signature: -Evan
Hi Evan,
This appears to be a March Fly in the family Bibionidae, but there is not enough detail in your images to provide a more specific identification. See BugGuide for more information on the family.
That’s what I thought too (“love bug” but they don’t have the orange behind their heads. Perhaps just a different type.
Thanks Daniel!
Lovebugs, which generally live further South, are one type of March Fly.