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A very distinctive genus. Adult males are pale with black-tipped wings and an orange abdomen and legs. The tip of the abdomen is also black (the pygofer), and there is a white band above the black on the wings. Females are completely pale. Note the length of the head, which extends well past the eyes. The other species in this genus that has been recorded in North Carolina, T. terminalis, can best be distinguished visually by the length of the head. In propinqua, the head is slightly more than twice as long as the width at base; in terminalis, the head is longer, being almost three times as long as the width at the base. The longer head of terminalis can also be seen when viewed from the underside: propinqua vs. terminalis. |
| distribution |
Eastern United States coast, Gulf and Atlantic (UDEL) |
| abundance |
Recorded from a couple counties in the Coastal Plain, likely more abundant along the coast in the right habitat. |
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| habitat |
Coastal salt marshes |
| plant associates |
Spartina cordgrasses |
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[Native:]
[Introduced:]
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[Official:]
[Provisional:] |
| adult_id | Unmistakable and widely known Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens
Identifiable from photos showing undersides, or other specialized views [e.g., legs, face]
Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis NULL |
| nymph_id | Unmistakable and widely known Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants
Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis
Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood NULL |
| G_rank |
GNR [G4G5] |
| S_rank |
[S3S4] |
| rank_comments |
- A few recent records in NC; feeds on cordgrasses and may occur throughout the tidewaer area |
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Species Photo Gallery for Tumidagena propinqua No Common Name |
 | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Beaufort Co.
Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat; male |  | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Beaufort Co.
Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat; male |
 | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Beaufort Co.
Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat; male |
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