Insects
Black Blister Beetle
Epicauta pensylvanica
27 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.
Easily confused with
punctate blister beetleEpicauta puncticollis
Margined Blister BeetleEpicauta funebris
Red-cornered Blister BeetleEpicauta conferta
Meloe campanicollis
Caragana Blister BeetleEpicauta subglabra
Buttercup Oil BeetleMeloe americanus
Epicauta pruinosa
White-necklace Blister BeetleEpicauta segmenta
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,394 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 796 |
| Canada | 719 |
| Ontario | 376 |
| Oklahoma | 305 |
| New Mexico | 304 |
| Iowa | 208 |
| Kentucky | 200 |
| Kansas | 198 |
| New York | 195 |
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
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 Black Blister Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.