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Short-winged Blister Beetle
Meloe angusticollis
2,709 observations in the source records
28 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
- 2,709 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Meloe impressus
Meloe campanicollis
Buttercup Oil BeetleMeloe americanus
Violet Oil BeetleMeloe violaceus
Black Oil BeetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Meloe strigulosus
Meloe bitoricollis
Meloe laevis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 361 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 232 |
| Kentucky | 83 |
| Ontario | 75 |
| Quebec | 56 |
| Virginia | 43 |
| Pennsylvania | 31 |
| West Virginia | 31 |
| New York | 31 |
| Nova Scotia | 28 |
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 | Oil Beetles · Meloe |
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 Short-winged Blister Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.