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Spanish Fly
Lytta vesicatoria
2,336 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 2,336 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Musk beetleAromia moschata
Psilothrix viridicoerulea
Thick-legged Flower BeetleOedemera nobilis
Chrysanthia viridissima
Nuttall's blister beetleLytta nuttalli
Green Blister BeetleLytta stygica
Lytta caraganae
Cerocoma schreberi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 712 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 712 |
| Russia | 312 |
| Italy | 206 |
| Spain | 161 |
| Portugal | 146 |
| France | 133 |
| Ukraine | 110 |
| Germany | 95 |
| Nord-Ovest | 87 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Blister Beetles · Meloidae |
| Genus | Lytta |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Spanish Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.