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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Blister Beetles (Meloidae) » Meloinae » Oil Beetles (Meloe) » subgenus Meloe (Meloe subgenus Meloe) » Meloe impressus
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Please ID unknown insect. - Meloe impressus - female
Copyright © 2004 donovan j soohoo

Please ID unknown insect. - Meloe impressus - Female
Purgatory Chasm, Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
October 8, 2004
When brushed with a small branch, this insect appeared dead, but clung to the branch and moved very slowly. You can see a blue irridescence in the picture. This was more pronounced in real-life... the cam did not capture it as vividly.
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Contributed by donovan j soohoo on 10 October, 2004 - 9:24pm
Last updated 23 February, 2018 - 9:11pm

prob. Meloe impressus
John Pinto det.

Moved from Oil Beetles.
… v belov, 11 June, 2009 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

Blister Beetle
Looks like a Blister Beetle, genus Meloe. Check the guide for other pictures and see what you think.
… Bob Duncan, 11 October, 2004 - 7:04am login or register to post comments

 
thank you
I would say that you are 100% correct. Thank you very much for that ID. That was very quick! Now, I'm off to learn what I can about that little bugger. :))
… donovan j soohoo, 11 October, 2004 - 12:56pm login or register to post comments

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