Meloe angusticollis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Meloidae
- Genus
- Meloe
- Species
- Meloe angusticollis
- Scientific Name
- Meloe angusticollis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Meloe angusticollis
Meloe angusticollis, commonly known as the short-winged blister beetle or oil beetle, is a species of blister beetle, native to North America. They average 9-19 mm (0.35-0.75 inches) in length — females are much larger than males. When disturbed the adult releases oily droplets of hemolymph from its body to repel potential predators, which may cause blistering on human skin.
...Meloe angusticollis in languages:
- English
- Short-winged Blister Beetle
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Meloe abyssinicus
- Meloe americanus
- Meloe angusticollis
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- Meloe dianellus
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- Meloe menoko
- Meloe monticola
- Meloe nebulosus
- Meloe niger
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- Meloe tropicus
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