Plecia
| Plecia | |
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| P. ruficollis mating pair on underside of Setaria megaphylla leaf | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bibionidae |
| Genus: | Plecia Wiedemann, 1828 |
| Type species | |
| Hirtea fulvicollis (Fabricius, 1805) | |
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Plecia is a genus of March flies (Bibionidae) comprising many species, both extant and fossilised. Several species of this genus are commonly known as "lovebugs" due to their behavior of flying around coupled together while mating.