brown blister beetle
(Zonitis vittigera)
| Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
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Minnesota |
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| Flight/Season | May to August |
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| Size | Total Length: ¼″ to ½″ (7 to 12 mm) |
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| Identification | Brown blister beetle is mostly light brownish-red to 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. The third leg segment (femur) is black at the tip. The fourth leg segment (tibia) is mostly black. The end part of the leg (tarsus), corresponding to the foot, is mostly black. |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Coleoptera (beetles) |
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Suborder: |
Polyphaga (water, rove, scarab, longhorn, leaf and snout beetles) |
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Infraorder: |
Cucujiformia |
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Superfamily: |
Tenebrionoidea |
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Family: |
Meloidae (blister beetles) |
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Subfamily: |
Nemognathinae |
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Tribe: |
Nemognathini |
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Genus: |
Zonitis |
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Subgenus: |
Parazonitis |
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| Subordinate Taxa | brown blister beetle (Zonitis vittigera propinqua) brown blister beetle (Zonitis vittigera vittigera) |
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| Common Names |
brown blister beetle |
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Glossary
Elytra
The hardened forewings on an insect used to protect the fragile hindwings, which are used for flying, in beetles and true bugs. Singular: elytrum.
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
The last two to five subdivisions of an insect’s leg, attached to the tibia; the foot. 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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| Alfredo Colon 8/17/2018 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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Created: 6/9/2019
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