brown blister beetle
(Zonitis vittigera)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Brown blister beetle, also called orange blister beetle, is mostly orange, reddish-yellow (tawny), light brownish-red, or brownish-yellow. The hardened wing covers (elytra) have a black longitudinal stripe that varies in size between individuals. Sometimes the elytra are almost entirely black. They are moderately densely covered with shallow punctures. On each leg, the third leg segment (femur) is black at the tip; the fourth leg segment (tibia) is mostly black; and the end part of the leg (tarsus), corresponding to the foot, is mostly black. |
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Size |
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Total length: ¼″ to ½″ (7 to 12 mm) |
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Biology |
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May to August |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Coleoptera (beetles) | ||
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Polyphaga (water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles) | ||
Infraorder |
Cucujiformia | ||
Superfamily |
Tenebrionoidea (darkling beetles and allies) | ||
Family |
Meloidae (blister beetles) | ||
Subfamily |
Nemognathinae | ||
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Nemognathini | ||
| Genus | Zonitis | ||
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Parazonitis | ||
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brown blister beetle (Zonitis vittigera propinqua) brown blister beetle (Zonitis vittigera vittigera) |
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brown blister beetle orange blister beetle |
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Glossary
Elytra
The hardened or leathery forewings of beetles used to protect the fragile hindwings, which are used for flying. Singular: elytron.
Femur
On insects and arachnids, the third, largest, most robust segment of the leg, coming immediately before the tibia. On humans, the thigh bone.
Tarsus
On insects, the last two to five subdivisions of the leg, attached to the tibia; the foot. On spiders, the last segment of the leg. Plural: tarsi.
Tibia
The fourth segment of an insect leg, after the femur and before the tarsus (foot). The fifth segment of a spider leg or palp.
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Looks like a brown blister beetle on this daisy. |
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| Greg Watson 7/2/2021 |
Location: Great River Bluffs State Park Looks like a brown blister beetle on this daisy. |
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| Alfredo Colon 8/17/2018 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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| Alfredo Colon 6/12/2018 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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Created: 6/9/2019
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