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Blister Beetle - Epicauta fabricii
Copyright © 2007 Sam Houston

Blister Beetle - Epicauta fabricii
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
May 14, 2007
Size: 7/16"
Blister Beetle ? Please help with ID.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 15 May, 2007 - 3:37pm
Last updated 4 April, 2009 - 5:29pm

Epicauta fabricii (LeC.)
John Pinto det.
Moved from Epicauta.
… v belov, 4 April, 2009 - 5:29pm login or register to post comments

Blister Beetle
I think it looks like something in the genus Epicauta.
… Donna Brunet, 15 May, 2007 - 8:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed.
Good call. Epicauta is a really messy genus, and you pretty much have to dissect the genitalia of the males to get a species ID.
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 May, 2007 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh no, not that !!!!
Oh no, not that !!!!
… Sam Houston, 16 May, 2007 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

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