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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Blister Beetles (Meloidae) » Meloinae » Epicautini » Epicauta » subgenus Macrobasis (Epicauta subgenus Macrobasis) » Epicauta atrivittata

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Copyright © 2008 sanka

Large Black & Yellow Beetle - Epicauta atrivittata

Terlingua, TX, Brewster County, Texas, USA
May 25, 2008
Size: 1.5-1.75"

Very large black and yellow striped beetle. Attracted by the porch light. Interesting antennae.

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Large Black & Yellow Beetle - Epicauta atrivittata

Large Black & Yellow Beetle - Epicauta atrivittata

Large Black & Yellow Beetle - Epicauta atrivittata

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Contributed by sanka on 26 May, 2008 - 5:38pm
Last updated 5 September, 2014 - 1:33pm

What a beauty!

It's built like a blister beetle, but we haven't seen anything like it. It will be interesting to see where Phillip puts this on the info page!

… john and jane balaban, 26 May, 2008 - 6:32pm

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Huh?

I don't know who 'Phillip' is, or why he is crafting the "info" page....but I agree it is a male blister beetle (note 'kinked' antennae), most likely in the genus Epicauta. This is certainly a boldly-marked specimen, but among blister beetles, that might not be enough to get a specific ID! They are highly diverse.

… Eric R. Eaton, 26 May, 2008 - 7:16pm

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Blister Beetle?

I immediately thought this was a blister beetle, but it was much larger than any I've previously found and the strange antennae made me second guess. I don't see any specimens like it in the Epicauta, but I'll keep looking.

… sanka, 26 May, 2008 - 7:38pm

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Positive ID

An exhaustive internet search finally revealed this guy to be Epicauta atrivittata. Bug Guide doesn't seem to have a page for this type of blister beetle yet. How would I go about making a new page or can only a moderator do that?

… sanka, 27 May, 2008 - 3:54pm

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ok, moved

nice find and nice research. Let us know if you have more information for the info page.

… john and jane balaban, 27 May, 2008 - 6:03pm

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