Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Blister Beetles (Meloidae) » Meloinae » Eupomphini » Megetra » Megetra cancellata
Photo#72096
what is this beetle? - Megetra cancellata
Copyright © 2006 welovebugsandguns

what is this beetle? - Megetra cancellata
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
August 21, 2006
Size: about an inch
We seen this bug around noon time, they ate the flowers and leafs of a specific kind of plant (see next picture). They also seemed to stick to themselves. When they were rolled onto their backs, the belly was all black and they appeared to have a stinger. They were seen just south west of Albuquerque, NM.

Images of this individual: tag all
what is this beetle? - Megetra cancellata what is this beetle? - Megetra cancellata
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by welovebugsandguns on 21 August, 2006 - 6:34pm
Last updated 28 September, 2015 - 10:34am

Moved
Moved from Megetra.
… Hartmut Wisch, 12 September, 2008 - 12:12am login or register to post comments

Pretty sure this is
Megetra cancellata considering the broad reticulated pattern on the elytra.
I've also added location (county).
… Hartmut Wisch, 9 September, 2008 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

The plant...
is Abronia, sand verbena. Abronia fragrans is the only species known to occur in the Albuquerque area.
… Patrick Alexander, 21 August, 2006 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a blister beetle
- see genus Megetra for some similar ones.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 21 August, 2006 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact