Species Details

Exetastes fornicator exploratus

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SeasonalityAdult specimen collections from mid-June to mid-September (Townes & Townes 1978). IdentificationBody almost entirely black, except gaster segments 2 and 3 very dark reddish-brown. Legs reddish-brown, with coxae and trochanters black. Hind legs with apical half of tibia and first tarsal segment dark brown. Exetastes fornicator consists of a chain of subspecies extending across North America, with many intermediate specimens between recognizable subspecies (Townes & Townes 1978). This subspecies can be distinguished from E. f. niger by the lighter coloured hind tibia (approximately half brownish in E. f. exploratus compared to mostly dark brown in E. f. niger).

Scientific Name Exetastes fornicator exploratus Habitat No habitat associations other than general habitat of genus (see Exetastes genus page). Seasonality Adult specimen collections from mid-June to mid-September (Townes & Townes 1978). Identification
Body almost entirely black, except gaster segments 2 and 3 very dark reddish-brown. Legs reddish-brown, with coxae and trochanters black. Hind legs with apical half of tibia and first tarsal segment dark brown.…
Body almost entirely black, except gaster segments 2 and 3 very dark reddish-brown. Legs reddish-brown, with coxae and trochanters black. Hind legs with apical half of tibia and first tarsal segment dark brown. Exetastes fornicator consists of a chain of subspecies extending across North America, with many intermediate specimens between recognizable subspecies (Townes & Townes 1978). This subspecies can be distinguished from E. f. niger by the lighter coloured hind tibia (approximately half brownish in E. f. exploratus compared to mostly dark brown in E. f. niger).
Life History Specific information not known. See Exetastes genus page for general life history. Conservation No information available. Diet Info No host records. Host is probably Lepidoptera: Noctuidae. Range This subspecies has been collected from southern BC to the Atlantic Coast and south to Illinois (Townes & Townes 1978).
Exetastes fornicator exploratus
Exetastes fornicator exploratus

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"Species Details - Exetastes fornicator exploratus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5960. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Authorship

Name Schwarzfeld, M.
Role species page author
Date 2006

References

Specimen Information

There is 1 specimen of this Species.

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UASM93177 - Exetastes fornicator exploratus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Montana, Glacier county, Glacier Park Collected ByMail, G. A. Date Collected1921-08-04

Adult Seasonal Distribution