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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles (Tenebrionoidea) » Blister Beetles (Meloidae) » Meloinae » Epicautini » Epicauta » subgenus Epicauta (Epicauta subgenus Epicauta) » Maculata Group (Epicauta Maculata Group) » Epicauta normalis
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nasty bugs eating my garden to shreds! - Epicauta normalis
Copyright © 2008 rein7543

nasty bugs eating my garden to shreds! - Epicauta normalis
Elizabeth, Colorado, douglas County, Colorado, USA
July 17, 2008
Size: 1/2 inch in length
A large group of these suckers appeared suddenly in my vegetable garden. They were not present the day before.
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Contributed by rein7543 on 17 July, 2008 - 8:32pm
Last updated 18 October, 2015 - 3:08pm

most likely Epicauta normalis Werner
John Pinto det.

pls look for more, take good pictures, and post on BG! thanks for this nice beetle

Moved from Epicauta.
… v belov, 11 April, 2009 - 1:51pm login or register to post comments

We show a few spotted Blister Beetles
in the guide here under Epicauta which look fairly similar.
… john and jane balaban, 17 July, 2008 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes.
Meloids in general tend to be very localized, and abundant for a very brief period (a week, maybe?). Unfortunately, they can do a lot of damage in that time. Exercise caution if you handle them: they secrete a very caustic defensive chemical (cantharidin) that can raise blisters on sensitive parts of your skin. Eating one can be lethal, and that applies to pets as well.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 July, 2008 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, whatever you do..
don't eat your pets. :)
… Skip Blanchard, 18 July, 2008 - 5:29pm login or register to post comments

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