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Black Blister Beetle (Epicauta pensylvanica)
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Copyright © 2011
john and jane balaban
Solid black Blister beetle -
Epicauta pensylvanica
Brushy Creek Recreation Area, Root Cellar Prairie, Webster County, Iowa, USA
July 30, 2011
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john and jane balaban
on 6 August, 2011 - 12:29pm
Last updated 7 August, 2011 - 10:23pm
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, 7 August, 2011 - 10:23pm
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Epicauta
If I had to guess I'd say Epicauta. We have an all-black species around here that favors goldenrod. Maybe someone else will do better than guess.
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Epicauta pennsylvanica
Should be
Epicauta pennsylvanica
, given the color and the food plant association:
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Cotinis
, 7 August, 2011 - 9:48pm
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