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Iron Cross Blister Beetle

Tegrodera laticincta

Photo by EvelynWilson
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Field Notes

Description:

About 1 inch long. Hard shell. Bright red, yellow, black beatle like bug.

Habitat:

These were around about 4 days eating one certain weed along an irrigation ditch. There were thousands of them! After they finished off the 300 yards of weeds they moved on to some vines in some trees. then they left!

Reference Links:

Iron Cross Blister Beetle in the Sonoran Desert

Species ID Suggestions

Iron Cross Blister Beetle

Tegrodera aloga

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LivanEscudero
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Comments (4)
EvelynWilson
Thanks for the ID guys! They ate the weeds but fortunately did not move into the wheat! Quite impressive to run into the thousands and colorful! Says they are toxic, no wonder the birds were not eatting them! And yes, their heads do like like ant heads!
LivanEscudero
Great pics!!! what colors!!! So many, they are sure doing a number on those weeds.
RiekoS
I agree with LuisStevens. Their heads are like ant's. Do they harm plants?
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PublishedApril 27, 2013

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