Epicauta pensylvanica (DeGeer, 1775) is a animal in the Meloidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Epicauta pensylvanica (DeGeer, 1775)

Epicauta pensylvanica (DeGeer, 1775)

Epicauta pensylvanica is a burning blister beetle species in the family Meloidae, commonly called the black blister beetle.

Family
Genus
Epicauta
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Epicauta pensylvanica (DeGeer, 1775)

Epicauta pensylvanica, described by DeGeer in 1775, is a species of burning blister beetle belonging to the family Meloidae. It is commonly known by the common names black blister beetle and black aster bug. The species name is sometimes spelled with a double 'n' as Epicauta pennsylvanica.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Meloidae Epicauta

More from Meloidae

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