Neottiglossa undata

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SeasonalityAdults can be found from June to August (McPherson 1982). IdentificationNeottiglossa undata is elongate, oval and ranges from 4.5-6.0mm. The head is triangular and relatively flat. It is pale yellow to brown with shallow black punctures. There is a slightly raised yellow median line extending from base of clypeus to the apex of the scutellum. Antennae are reddish yellow with the third antennal segment three quarters the length of the second. Leg segments are brown but the base of each femur is pale. They can be distinguished from N. trilineata by smaller size and widespread pale areas on propleura and dorsal surface of head (McPherson 1982).

Scientific Name Neottiglossa undata Habitat Found in grassy habitats across North America (Scudder 2004). Seasonality Adults can be found from June to August (McPherson 1982). Identification

Neottiglossa undata is elongate, oval and ranges from 4.5-6.0mm. The head is triangular and relatively flat. It is pale yellow to brown with shallow black punctures. There is a slightly raised yellow median line extending from base of clypeus to the apex of the scutellum. Antennae are reddish yellow with the third antennal segment three quarters the length of the second. Leg segments are brown but the base of each femur is pale. They can be distinguished from N. trilineata by smaller size and widespread pale areas on propleura and dorsal surface of head (McPherson 1982).

Life History Overwinter as adults (McPherson 1982). Conservation Neottiglossa undata is very common. Diet Info

Neottiglossa undata feeds on blue-grass, timothy, red clover, mullein and riverside grape (Blatchley 1926). They also feed on Verbascum species of Scrophulariaceae and Vitis species of Vitaceae (Rider 2005).

Range Neottiglossa undata ranges across Canada and the United States. It ranges from Alaska to California (Scudder 2004).

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"Species Details - Neottiglossa undata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5902. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

Authorship

Name Kite, R.

Role species page author

Date 2005

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UASM74009 - Neottiglossa undata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gull Lake Collected ByStrickland, E. H. Date Collected1933-05-25

UASM74014 - Neottiglossa undata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta Collected ByCriddle, N. Date Collected1926-05-25

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