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Blister Beetle ? ?
Copyright © 2007 Robert L. Pearson

Blister Beetle ? ?
Skull Valley, (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
June 25, 2007

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Blister Beetle ? ? Blister Beetle ? ?
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Contributed by Robert L. Pearson on 25 January, 2008 - 12:34pm
Last updated 30 January, 2008 - 2:55pm

confirmed
but not Meloe!
… Boris Büche, 26 January, 2008 - 6:09am login or register to post comments

 
Which blister beetle?
Thanks Will & Boris...maybe someone else can solve the mystery. I don't ever remember seeing one of these while I was growing up here! My folks bought this Place in 1940, when I was 5 years old.
… Robert L. Pearson, 26 January, 2008 - 11:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Epicauta?
I strongly suspect this is a male specimen in the genus Epicauta, one of the most confounding genera of all North American insects.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 January, 2008 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

I think so
Though I can't tell what genus. The antennae do look reminiscent of Meloe, but I think they're all black
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 25 January, 2008 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

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