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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Blister Beetles (Meloidae) » Meloinae » Lytta » Subgenus Poreopasta (Lytta Subgenus Poreopasta)
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Pinnacles blister beetles - Lytta
Copyright © 2016 R.J. Adams

Pinnacles blister beetles - Lytta
Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, California, USA
May 1, 2016
Dozens of these beetles were seen feeding and mating on California Poppies at Pinnacles National Park. My initial thoughts were Lytta stygica based on the timing, habitat, and overall appearance, but I'm not familiar enough with blister beetles to know fow sure (Linsleya sp.?). Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Contributed by R.J. Adams on 4 May, 2016 - 6:03am
Last updated 23 March, 2024 - 7:01pm

Moved
Moved from Lytta.
… v belov, 23 March, 2024 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Meloinae.
… Boris Büche, 15 February, 2021 - 7:03am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Blister Beetles.
… v belov, 13 March, 2017 - 8:53pm login or register to post comments

We cropped a couple of these older images for you
so you can see what is needed. While you, as the contributor, can click on your new cropped additions and see the full size 1800 or 1900 pixel images you submitted, the rest of us are restricted to the 560 pixel reductions, where even in the new submission, the bug makes up only about 10% of the image. That's why we ask for a crop that is a rectangle that is essentially 'just the bug'. That way the insect is clearly visible in the thumbnail and all relevant features can be seen at the 560 pixel level. Hope this helps.
… john and jane balaban, 4 May, 2016 - 7:24pm login or register to post comments

 
cropping
Thank you! I will keep this in mind for next time and try and include both a "bug in habitat" shot and a highly cropped close up.
… R.J. Adams, 4 May, 2016 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

can you crop for better viewing...
and eventual retention in the Guide.
… Blaine Mathison, 4 May, 2016 - 7:54am login or register to post comments

 
cropping
I have added several additional, more heavily cropped photos. I hope these show the important features needed to ID these beetles.
Thank you!
… R.J. Adams, 4 May, 2016 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

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