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Black Blister Beetle (Epicauta pensylvanica)
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Copyright © 2009
Andrew Williams
black blister beetle -
Epicauta pensylvanica
Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
August 26, 2008
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Contributed by
Andrew Williams
on 10 April, 2009 - 8:39pm
Last updated 10 August, 2009 - 12:21pm
from John Pinto:
"probably
E. pensylvanica
but I would like to see hindtibial spurs to be sure"
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v belov
, 19 April, 2009 - 2:37pm
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leg closeup
Hopefully this is the right body part :)
Thanks for the help.
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Andrew Williams
, 19 April, 2009 - 3:57pm
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you're probably right
but the pic is not sharp enough, and, to make matters worse, these nasty letters across the antenna........
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v belov
, 10 April, 2009 - 8:52pm
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head closeup
Here's a more detailed crop of the head, minus nasty letters :)
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Andrew Williams
, 10 April, 2009 - 9:50pm
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