Bug FAQLeucauge tessellata
Leucauge tessellata · Order: Araneae · Family: Tetragnathidae
Leucauge tessellata lives in forested areas across Asia, including India, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Taiwan, and the Moluccas. In the Darjeeling region it is found from about 600 to 5,000 feet (180 to 1,500 m) and is most common during the monsoon season. It is similar in overall size, shape and colour to L. celebesiana.
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How to recognize it
Females have dense, relatively long black hairs on the distal two-thirds of the tibiae of the fourth leg pair. Males have slightly larger eyes and large dark palpal organs with both inner and outer tarsal apophyses.
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Size
The species resembles L. celebesiana in overall size, form and coloration.
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Where it lives
It typically inhabits forested areas at various elevations. In Darjeeling it occurs from roughly 180 m to 1,500 m above sea level.
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Where it comes from
Leucauge tessellata is widely distributed across Asia.
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Lookalikes
It looks like L. celebesiana, but the female’s leg-hair pattern and the male’s palpal structure provide reliable differences.
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Questions people ask
How can I identify a male Leucauge tessellata?
Males have slightly larger eyes and large dark palpal organs with both inner and outer tarsal apophyses.
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What habitats does Leucauge tessellata prefer?
It lives in forested areas at a range of elevations, from low hills up to about 1,500 m.
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Same family (Tetragnathidae)
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Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucauge_tessellata
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