Lytta auriculata Horn, 1870 is a animal in the Meloidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Lytta
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Lytta auriculata Horn, 1870

Lytta auriculata, commonly known as the red-eared blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle that belongs to the family Meloidae. This species occurs in Central America and North America. Its scientific name is Lytta auriculata, first described by Horn in 1870.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Meloidae Lytta

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