Ah, taken twenty years ago now, when I was in my twenties. This beetle's molecules have no doubt been transformed into several other life forms by now. Either that or there is a very old Blister Beetle in Albemarle County, Virginia.

Okay. I have labeled this as Epicauta just because that seems right to me. As for species... E. hirticornis has a red head but somehow the images of that species just don't look right, with not enough pubescence and perhaps more red on the head than my specimen has——on the very front of the head. My best ID, then, is E. atrata, which is supposed to be red "back of the eyes," although there is more than one color variation of this species.

Any corrections or affirmations of E. atrata would be appreciated.