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Blister beetle

fam Meloidae

Description:

About three cm long.

Habitat:

Urban setting, here attracted to a street light in front of hotel.

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3 Comments

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 5 years ago

many thanks Greg, help is appreciated.

Greg Shchepanek
Greg Shchepanek 5 years ago

Shape is more like a Blister Beetle.

Greg Shchepanek
Greg Shchepanek 5 years ago

This is an oil beetle, with beautiful colouring they are usually all black.

Zlatan Celebic
Spotted by
Zlatan Celebic

Minna, Niger, Nigeria

Spotted on Oct 3, 2018
Submitted on Oct 3, 2018

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