Pattern of yellow oblong spots on top of head; can be obscure.

Thorax: Neck (prothorax) long and slender, more cone-shaped at head.

Cream-colored patch at base and end of neck; rest yellowish-brown to dark brown.

Thorax side on female dark with cream, curved lines.

Base and outside edge of wings dark brown (costa area), with a faint yellowish streak.

Mid and hind legs pale yellow with brown streaks; females have joint to body (coxae) brown; male coxae pale.

Female abdomen always darker, and may be entirely black; the yellow marks vary considerably.

Abdomen side edges cream, almost entirely on male, more spotted on female.

Leptomantispa pulchella has side-by-side (paired) yellow stripes of even width running down sides of abdomen, whereas D. sayi has uneven width pattern down sides.

L. pulchella also has a bright, burnt orange stigma on wings, not brown as in D. sayi.

Peaks end of July Life Cycle: Females lay eggs on any substrate.