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Short-winged blister beetle

Meloe angusticollis

Photo by anzhuk
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Field Notes

Description:

Unusual beetle

Species ID Suggestions

Oil Beetle

Meloe sp.

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KeithRoragen
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Comments (4)
anzhuk
Dear All, Thank you very much for helping to identify this beautiful insect! All the best! AZ
Latimeria
I caught a species of Meloe the other day and found out why they're called blister beetles. Thankfully, I caught it in a jar, and watched it secrete the blistering liquid from its leg joints--very cool.
KeithRoragen
One of the Oil Beetles. Probably a Short-winged Blister Beetle - Meloe angusticollis.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2011

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