Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Leptis fumipennis
Chrysopilus dispar
Chrysopilus flavidus
Leptipalpus limbipennis
Leptipalpus obscuripennis
Explanation of Names
quadratus: from the Latin "quadrus" (a square); refers to the square or rectangular dark patch on the wing
Identification
Adult: thorax and abdomen variably black to brown to orangish; wings clear except for large square or rectangular dark patch midway along costa, and small round dark spot near base; eyes dark gray to reddish, very large, occupying almost the entire head; male abdomen slender, tapering to blunt tip; female abdomen wider, less tapered
Range
all of United States and southern Canada: Newfoundland to Florida, west to California, north to British Columbia
Season
Spring, summer. May-June (lower elevations in North Carolina), June-September (North Carolina mountains).
Remarks
described by Thomas Say in 1823
the only species of
Chrysopilus recorded in two southern Ontario surveys at
Algonquin Provincial Park and the
Bruce Peninsula
this species is pictured and identified in Stephen Marshall's book on Insects
(1)Print References
Marshall, p. 445--color photo
(1)
Internet References
pinned adult image (Insects of Quebec)
pinned adult image (Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota)
distribution (The Diptera Site, US Dept. of Agriculture)
synonyms (National Benthic Inventory)
presence in Florida; PDF doc list (American Museum of Natural History)
presence in British Columbia; citation and meaning of specific epithet (U. of British Columbia)
Contributed by
Robin McLeod on 16 October, 2006 - 1:07pm
Additional contributions by
cotinisLast updated 24 May, 2007 - 7:52pm
