Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Tipulogaster glabratus (spelling/gender)
Original combination: Leptogaster badius Loew (MCZ Type Database)
Size
length circa 12 mm, wingspan circa 18 mm (
guide photo)
Identification
Shaped like other members of this subfamily--delicate with long, attenuated abdomen, slow flight, gleaning insects in the manner of a damselfly.
Herschel Raney says of this genus/species:
Note the shellacked look of the thoracic dorsum. None of the other thin Leptogaster creatures has that feature.
See this image:
Food
Like others of this group, glean stationary prey from vegetation. Sometimes take spiders in their webs--see
discussion.
Print References
Brimley, p. 335,
Leptogaster badius--lists from Raleigh, NC, in May
(1)
Internet References
North Carolina State University--4 pinned, including from that state--only one of genus listed.
Contributed by
tom murray on 29 September, 2005 - 7:37pm
Additional contributions by
cotinisLast updated 6 March, 2008 - 3:32am