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Megetra cancellata (Brandt & Erichson, 1832)

Megetra cancellata (Brandt & Erichson, 1832)

Megetra cancellata (Brandt & Erichson, 1832)

Megetra cancellata is a blister beetle species from the Meloidae family, found in North America and Central America.

Megetra vittata (LeConte, 1853)

Megetra vittata (LeConte, 1853)

Megetra vittata (LeConte, 1853)

Megetra vittata is a North American toxic blister beetle that can poison and kill animals like horses when ingested.

Megetra punctata Selander, 1965

Megetra punctata Selander, 1965

Megetra punctata Selander, 1965

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

Epicauta rufidorsum (Goeze, 1777)

Epicauta rufidorsum (Goeze, 1777)

Epicauta rufidorsum (Goeze, 1777)

Epicauta rufidorsum is a blister beetle species with distinct feeding habits for adults and larvae.

Epicauta conferta (Say, 1824)

Epicauta conferta (Say, 1824)

Epicauta conferta (Say, 1824)

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

Epicauta wheeleri Horn, 1873

Epicauta wheeleri Horn, 1873

Epicauta wheeleri Horn, 1873

Epicauta wheeleri is a North American blister beetle colloquially called the ethereal beef weevil in the American Southwest.

Epicauta costata (LeConte, 1854)

Epicauta costata (LeConte, 1854)

Epicauta costata (LeConte, 1854)

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

Epicauta nigritarsis (LeConte, 1853)

Epicauta nigritarsis (LeConte, 1853)

Epicauta nigritarsis (LeConte, 1853)

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

Epicauta hirticornis (Haag-Rutenburg, 1880)

Epicauta hirticornis (Haag-Rutenburg, 1880)

Epicauta hirticornis (Haag-Rutenburg, 1880)

Epicauta hirticornis is a blister beetle species with distinct physical traits and unique double-helix antenna courtship behavior.

Epicauta waterhousei (Haag-Rutenburg, 1880)

Epicauta waterhousei (Haag-Rutenburg, 1880)

Epicauta waterhousei (Haag-Rutenburg, 1880)

Epicauta waterhousei is a blister beetle species that feeds on several crop and weed plants, identifiable by distinct elytron and head markings.

Epicauta cinctipennis (Chevrolat, 1834)

Epicauta cinctipennis (Chevrolat, 1834)

Epicauta cinctipennis (Chevrolat, 1834)

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

Epicauta vittata (Fabricius, 1775)

Epicauta vittata (Fabricius, 1775)

Epicauta vittata (Fabricius, 1775)

Epicauta vittata is a striped blister beetle whose toxin can accumulate in frog tissue to potentially poison humans.

Epicauta abadona Skinner, 1904

Epicauta abadona Skinner, 1904

Epicauta abadona Skinner, 1904

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

Epicauta funebris Horn, 1873

Epicauta funebris Horn, 1873

Epicauta funebris Horn, 1873

Epicauta funebris is a blister beetle species in family Meloidae found in North America, also called margined or ebony blister beetle.

Epicauta cinerea (Forster, 1771)

Epicauta cinerea (Forster, 1771)

Epicauta cinerea (Forster, 1771)

Epicauta cinerea, the clematis blister beetle, is a North American blister beetle in the family Meloidae.

Epicauta pensylvanica (DeGeer, 1775)

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.

Epicauta callosa LeConte, 1866

Epicauta callosa LeConte, 1866

Epicauta callosa LeConte, 1866

Epicauta callosa LeConte, 1866 is a blister beetle species in the Meloidae family found in Central and North America.

Epicauta puncticollis Mannerheim, 1843

Epicauta puncticollis Mannerheim, 1843

Epicauta puncticollis Mannerheim, 1843

Epicauta puncticollis, the punctate blister beetle, is a Meloidae blister beetle species found in Central and North America.

Epicauta strigosa (Gyllenhal, 1817)

Epicauta strigosa (Gyllenhal, 1817)

Epicauta strigosa (Gyllenhal, 1817)

Epicauta strigosa is a blister beetle species in the Meloidae family found in North America.

Epicauta atrata (Fabricius, 1775)

Epicauta atrata (Fabricius, 1775)

Epicauta atrata (Fabricius, 1775)

Epicauta atrata, the red-headed blister beetle, is a Meloidae species found in North and Central America.

Epicauta heterodera Horn, 1891

Epicauta heterodera Horn, 1891

Epicauta heterodera Horn, 1891

Epicauta heterodera is a blister beetle species in the Meloidae family that is native to North America.

Epicauta fabricii (LeConte, 1853)

Epicauta fabricii (LeConte, 1853)

Epicauta fabricii (LeConte, 1853)

Epicauta fabricii, the ashgray blister beetle, is a North American blister beetle species in the family Meloidae with distinct adult and larval diets.

Epicauta murina (LeConte, 1853)

Epicauta murina (LeConte, 1853)

Epicauta murina (LeConte, 1853)

Epicauta murina, the dark blister beetle, is a North American blister beetle species in the family Meloidae.

Epicauta atrivittata (LeConte, 1854)

Epicauta atrivittata (LeConte, 1854)

Epicauta atrivittata (LeConte, 1854)

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

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