Meloidae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Meloidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Meloidae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Blister beetle
Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 2,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their toxicity to would-be predators.
...Meloidae in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Blaartrektorre
- Chinese
- 地膽科
- Chinese
- 芫菁科
- Czech
- majkovití
- Danish
- Oliebiller
- Dutch
- Oliekevers
- English
- Blister Beetles
- English
- Blister Beetle
- Finnish
- toukohärät
- German
- Ölkäfer
- German
- Blasenkäfer
- Hebrew
- רפואניתיים
- Hungarian
- Hólyaghúzófélék
- Japanese
- ツチハンミョウ科
- Korean
- 가뢰과
- Lithuanian
- Skaudvabaliai
- Polish
- Oleicowate
- Russian
- Нарывники
- Swedish
- oljebaggar
- Thai
- ด้วงน้ำมัน
- Ukrainian
- Олійницюваті
- Ukrainian
- Олійниці
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
We recommend you sign up for this excellent, free service.
©dudeguy2, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©chasrob, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©butterflylanding, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©jada-martinez, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©jada-martinez, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©jada-martinez, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©jada-martinez, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©George Roark, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Nate Sprague, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Nate Sprague, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Jason Headley, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Jason Headley, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Jason Headley, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Jason Headley, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Jason Headley, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Jason Headley, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Jason Headley, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Jason Headley, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Jason Headley, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©lpegura, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©lpegura, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©lpegura, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Diya A, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Luke Hetherington, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Ian McMaster, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
©Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
©Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
©Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
©Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
©Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
©Alfred Daniel J, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Taniya Talwar, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©colinpena, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©colinpena, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Nature Hiker, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©johncanoles, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©johncanoles, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Kudaibergen Amirekul, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
©Dmitry Savikovsky, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)
©John Kemner, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©John Kemner, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©John Kemner, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Francis Stiteler, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Илья Оголь, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Илья Оголь, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Yan Chun Su, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)
©cz123, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©cz123, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©cz123, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©cz123, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Courtney Christie, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©debtaylor142, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©debtaylor142, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©debtaylor142, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©debtaylor142, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©kain4me3, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©kain4me3, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©kain4me3, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©kain4me3, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Yan Chun Su, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)
©Abby Benson, some rights reserved (CC0)
©Santi MD, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Abby Benson, some rights reserved (CC0)
©Abby Benson, some rights reserved (CC0)
©Aaron Lincoln, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©safechrislaurie, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Krissa Klein, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©safechrislaurie, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©David, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©EarthWorm, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©EarthWorm, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©EarthWorm, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Jacob Malcom, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
©stonehorton, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©mjanson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Emily Pollom, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Kait Chapman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Kait Chapman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Kait Chapman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Kait Chapman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Kait Chapman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Kait Chapman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Kait Chapman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Kait Chapman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Kait Chapman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©jahansen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©jahansen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©jahansen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©jahansen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Nigel Forshaw, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Nigel Forshaw, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©evanaturalist, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©MSone, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)
©Nigel Forshaw, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Gunter Maywald, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©yoshieslunchbox, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©yoshieslunchbox, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©yoshieslunchbox, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©lightbed, some rights reserved (CC0)
©lightbed, some rights reserved (CC0)
©Gunter Maywald, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Gunter Maywald, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Gunter Maywald, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©jmusselman23, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
©hsug1747, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©hsug1747, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©hsug1747, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©hsug1747, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Gordon C. Snelling, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
©Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
©TOUROULT Julien, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
©astark2307, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
©Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
©preetham_g, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Rakesh Kumar Muni, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©dvdkssrw, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©horridhodag, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©horridhodag, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©horridhodag, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Mary Hogan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Mary Hogan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Mary Hogan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Mary Hogan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Mary Hogan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Mary Hogan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©horridhodag, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©jsarachnid, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Catherine C. Galley, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Andrea Wuenschel, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Andrea Wuenschel, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©swanand kesari, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©swanand kesari, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©kaitai, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©George Roark, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©George Roark, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©George Roark, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©kelptaylor, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©kelptaylor, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©George Roark, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Leonardo Merçon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©George Roark, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©ebbflowin, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Lena Zappia, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Lena Zappia, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©kyleemcf, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©George Roark, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©gouriguria, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©山羌, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Anibal Díaz de la Vega, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Mauricio Calderón, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Mauricio Calderón, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Mauricio Calderón, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Mauricio Calderón, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©George Roark, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
©Owl, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Aderidae
- Anthicidae
- Archeocrypticidae
- Boridae
- Chalcodryidae
- Ciidae
- Ischaliidae
- Melandryidae
- Meloidae
- Mordellidae
- Mycetophagidae
- Mycteridae
- Oedemeridae
- Promecheilidae
- Prostomidae
- Pterogeniidae
- Pyrochroidae
- Pythidae
- Rhizonium
- Ripiphoridae
- Salpingidae
- Scraptiidae
- Stenotrachelidae
- Synchroidae
- Tenebrionidae
- Tetratomidae
- Trachelostenidae
- Trictenotomidae
- Ulodidae
- Zopheridae