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Blister Beetle

Epicauta hirtycornis, Haag-Rutenberg, 1880

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2 Species ID Suggestions

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kyleighphelps
kyleighphelps 9 years ago
Master Blister Beetle
Lytta magister
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NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 9 years ago
Blister Beetle
Epicauta hirticornis Epicauta hirticornis


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2 Comments

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 9 years ago

Thanks kyleighphelps and Nuwan for the leads. Even thorax and legs of Lytta magister are red, besides its head is smaller than its thorax. So let's go with Nuwan. Yo!

kyleighphelps
kyleighphelps 9 years ago

I think this is some kind of blister beetle

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DrNamgyalTSherpa

Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Spotted on May 17, 2014
Submitted on May 21, 2014

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