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Lytta stygica
Photo#39112
Copyright © 2005
Hartmut Wisch
Green Blister Beetle? -
Lytta stygica
Jeffrey Pine Forest, ~8000ft, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, USA
October 16, 2002
Looks like the meloid beetle Lytta stygica on Erysimum capitatum (Western Wallflower).
Can anyone confirm this ID?
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Contributed by
Hartmut Wisch
on 10 December, 2005 - 11:55pm
Last updated 12 December, 2005 - 1:19am
Lytta stygica
I think you're right. There is another beetle,
Lytta chloris
, which looks very much the same as
Lytta stygica
. But according to specimens I looked at,
Lytta chloris
occurs a bit further north, and more specifically, according to John Pinto,
Lytta chloris
doesn't occur south of the Tehachapi Mountains. I think your beetle then would be
Lytta stygica
.
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Joyce Gross
, 11 December, 2005 - 11:07pm
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L. stygica
Thanks, Joyce, for your input. I briefly considered L. chloris, but then decided in favor of L. stygica. The beetle I photographed lacks the orange frontal spot in the center of the head, and, as you point out, occurs north of L.A. County.
Your comments reassured me that I was on the right track; you photographed the same species, I noticed. (I very much enjoyed the artistry in some of your images)
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Hartmut Wisch
, 12 December, 2005 - 1:17am
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