Mousey Pixie
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862
Mousey Pixie: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/15176
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This species and other Leptogaster are small, slender robber flies with long abdomens and long legs. Leptogaster murina prefers grassy microhabitats, which appears to be distinctive compared to the forest habitat of similar species (Norm Lavers' robber fly site).

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Leptogaster murina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Leptogaster
Species:
L. murina
Binomial name
Leptogaster murina
Loew, 1862
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptogaster murinus Loew, 1862

Leptogaster murina is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Leptogaster murina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. ^ "Leptogaster murina species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. ^ "Leptogaster murina". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. ^ "Leptogaster murina Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.