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Unknown Beetle - Lytta
Copyright © 2006 Jason Widlacki

Unknown Beetle - Lytta
Newport News, Virginia, USA
April 19, 2006
Size: approx. 1"
Image is slightly out of focus, but it flew away before I could get a better picture. Any help with ID is appreciated!
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Contributed by Jason Widlacki on 23 April, 2006 - 8:22pm
Last updated 24 April, 2006 - 6:59am

Thanks
Thanks for the ID!
… Jason Widlacki, 24 April, 2006 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

Blister beetle
This is a Blister Beetle, I think in the genus Lytta. See here:
… Matthew Roth, 23 April, 2006 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

 
I concur
Definitely a Lytta sp. I caught a few of these guys right on my front porch in PA a few weeks ago.
… Noor Beckwith, 24 April, 2006 - 3:50am login or register to post comments

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