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Master Blister Beetle
Lytta magister
3,680 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.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 3,680 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Lytta vulnerata
Lytta deserticola
Red-eared Blister BeetleLytta auriculata
Brown Leather Wing BeetlePacificanthia consors
Iron Cross Blister BeetleTegrodera aloga
Thighed Fire-colored BeetleNeopyrochroa femoralis
Fan-shaped Fire-colored BeetleNeopyrochroa flabellata
Nemognatha nigripennis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,526 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,288 |
| Arizona | 1,086 |
| Nevada | 286 |
| Utah | 77 |
| Mexico | 17 |
| Sonora | 13 |
| Baja California | 3 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Chihuahua | 1 |
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 Master Blister Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.