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Epicauta tenella (LeConte, 1858)

Epicauta tenella (LeConte, 1858)

Epicauta tenella (LeConte, 1858)

Epicauta tenella is a blister beetle species in the Meloidae family found in Central and North America.

Epicauta lauta (Horn, 1885)

Epicauta lauta (Horn, 1885)

Epicauta lauta (Horn, 1885)

Epicauta lauta is a blister beetle species in the Meloidae family found in Central and North America.

Epicauta arizonica Werner, 1944

Epicauta arizonica Werner, 1944

Epicauta arizonica Werner, 1944

Epicauta arizonica is a blister beetle species in the Meloidae family found in Central and North America.

Epicauta ochrea (LeConte, 1853)

Epicauta ochrea (LeConte, 1853)

Epicauta ochrea (LeConte, 1853)

Epicauta ochrea is a blister beetle species in the Meloidae family found in Central and North America.

Epicauta albida (Say, 1824)

Epicauta albida (Say, 1824)

Epicauta albida (Say, 1824)

Epicauta albida is a blister beetle species in the Meloidae family found in Central and North America.

Epicauta immaculata (Say, 1824)

Epicauta immaculata (Say, 1824)

Epicauta immaculata (Say, 1824)

Epicauta immaculata, the immaculate meloid, is a blister beetle species found in Central and North America.

Epicauta polingi Werner, 1944

Epicauta polingi Werner, 1944

Epicauta polingi Werner, 1944

Epicauta polingi is a blister beetle species in the Meloidae family found in Central and North America.

Epicauta segmenta (Say, 1824)

Epicauta segmenta (Say, 1824)

Epicauta segmenta (Say, 1824)

Epicauta segmenta is a blister beetle species from the Meloidae family found in Central and North America.

Epicauta sublineata (LeConte, 1854)

Epicauta sublineata (LeConte, 1854)

Epicauta sublineata (LeConte, 1854)

Epicauta sublineata is a blister beetle species in the Meloidae family found in Central and North America.

Mylabris variabilis (Pallas, 1781)

Mylabris variabilis (Pallas, 1781)

Mylabris variabilis (Pallas, 1781)

Mylabris variabilis is a variable blister beetle found across Southern Europe and much of Asia, closely related to Mylabris pannonica.

Mylabris flexuosa Olivier, 1811

Mylabris flexuosa Olivier, 1811

Mylabris flexuosa Olivier, 1811

Mylabris flexuosa is a blister beetle species found in parts of Europe, Russia, and Central Asia that mainly inhabits prairies.

Hycleus polymorphus (Pallas, 1771)

Hycleus polymorphus (Pallas, 1771)

Hycleus polymorphus (Pallas, 1771)

Hycleus polymorphus is a variably patterned blister beetle found across Eurasia, mostly in mountainous areas.

Hycleus phaleratus (Pallas, 1781)

Hycleus phaleratus (Pallas, 1781)

Hycleus phaleratus (Pallas, 1781)

Hycleus phaleratus is a cantharidin-producing blister beetle used in traditional Chinese medicine that also acts as an agricultural pest.

Hycleus biundulatus

Hycleus biundulatus

Hycleus biundulatus

Hycleus biundulatus is a beetle species with distinct morphological traits described in detail here.

Ceroctis capensis (Linne, 1767)

Ceroctis capensis (Linne, 1767)

Ceroctis capensis (Linne, 1767)

Ceroctis capensis, the spotted blister beetle, is a toxic Southern African endemic blister beetle in the family Meloidae.

Lytta vulnerata (LeConte, 1851)

Lytta vulnerata (LeConte, 1851)

Lytta vulnerata (LeConte, 1851)

Lytta vulnerata is a blister beetle species from Meloidae, found in North and Central America, named for its blister-causing cantharidin.

Lytta magister Horn, 1870

Lytta magister Horn, 1870

Lytta magister Horn, 1870

Lytta magister, the desert blister beetle, is a North American blister beetle species found in southwestern desert regions.

Lytta fulvipennis LeConte, 1853

Lytta fulvipennis LeConte, 1853

Lytta fulvipennis LeConte, 1853

Lytta fulvipennis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae found in North America.

Lytta sayi LeConte, 1853

Lytta sayi LeConte, 1853

Lytta sayi LeConte, 1853

Lytta sayi, the Say blister beetle, is a North American blister beetle species in the family Meloidae.

Lytta aenea Say, 1824

Lytta aenea Say, 1824

Lytta aenea Say, 1824

Lytta aenea is a bronze-colored blister beetle from the Meloidae family found in North America.

Lytta polita Say, 1824

Lytta polita Say, 1824

Lytta polita Say, 1824

Lytta polita, the bronze blister beetle, is a North American blister beetle species in the family Meloidae.

Lytta vesicatoria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lytta vesicatoria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lytta vesicatoria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lytta vesicatoria, the Spanish fly, is an Eurasian blister beetle that produces the toxic chemical cantharidin with a long history of human uses.

Lytta auriculata Horn, 1870

Lytta auriculata Horn, 1870

Lytta auriculata Horn, 1870

Lytta auriculata (red-eared blister beetle) is a Meloidae blister beetle found in North and Central America.

Lytta sublaevis (Horn, 1868)

Lytta sublaevis (Horn, 1868)

Lytta sublaevis (Horn, 1868)

Lytta sublaevis is a blister beetle species from the Meloidae family found in North America.

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