Shellac-backed Pixie
Tipulogaster glabrata (Wiedemann, 1828)
Shellac-backed Pixie: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/2562
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Tipulogaster glabrata is rather large in size compared to similar species, and has a distinctively shiny reddish-brown dorsal thorax. It is probably identifiable through binoculars with satisfactory views (Norm Lavers' robber fly site).

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Tipulogaster glabrata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Tipulogaster
Species:
T. glabrata
Binomial name
Tipulogaster glabrata
(Wiedemann, 1828)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptogaster badius Loew, 1862
  • Leptogaster glabratus Wiedemann, 1828
  • Leptogaster testaceus Loew, 1862

Tipulogaster glabrata is a species of robber flies (insects in the family Asilidae).[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tipulogaster glabrata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ^ "Tipulogaster glabrata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ "Tipulogaster glabrata". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ^ "Tipulogaster glabrata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.