fossil Fly (love bugs) Plecia Pealei, Eocene, USA

pealei aka Lovebug or March Fly is a prehistoric species from the Bibionidae family of flies (Diptera). These fossils were found in the “Fish Layers”, not the more common “Leaf Layers”, of the Green River Formation of Wyoming, USA.

Eocene 45-50 million years old. 
Green river formation, Wyoming, USA

Plate is 110 mm x 120 mm