Pyrota insulata
Pyrota insulata, sometimes known by the common name yellow-crescent blister beetle, is a blister beetle, so called because if squeezed, it can produce an irritant called cantharidin that causes a blister on exposed human skin.
Pyrota insulata | |
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Yellow-crescent blister beetle (Pyrota insulata) in the USA | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Meloidae |
Genus: | Pyrota |
Species: | P. insulata |
Binomial name | |
Pyrota insulata LeConte, 1858 | |
Distribution
Pyrota insulata is found in the USA (mainly in Texas, Arizona and Wyoming) and Mexico.
Description
Pyrota insulata grows to a size of about 2 cm.
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