Biology:Lytta aenea
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Lytta aenea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Lytta |
| Species: | L. aenea
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| Binomial name | |
| Lytta aenea Say, 1824
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Lytta aenea is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in eastern North America from Texas to New England and as far west as the great plains.[1][2][3][4] The species is named for the bronze color of its elytrons.[5] thumb thumb
It primarily feeds on flowers of the family Rosaceae. Additional food sources include willow flowers, hickory flowers, and oak leaves.[4]
References
- ↑ "Lytta aenea Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=731762. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Lytta aenea". https://www.gbif.org/species/1046564. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Lytta aenea species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/44864. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Selander, R. B. (1960). "Bionomics, Systematics, and Phylogeny of Lytta, a Genus of Blister Beetles (Coleoptera, Meloidae)". Illinois Biological Monographs 28. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.50342. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/50342.
- ↑ "aeneus" (in en), Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 2023-02-09, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=aeneus&oldid=71241878, retrieved 2024-04-16
Further reading
- Selander, R. B. (1960). "Bionomics, Systematics, and Phylogeny of Lytta, a Genus of Blister Beetles (Coleoptera, Meloidae)". Illinois Biological Monographs 28. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.50342. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/50342.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1634573 entry
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