Biology:Lytta vulnerata
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Lytta vulnerata | |
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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. vulnerata
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| Binomial name | |
| Lytta vulnerata (LeConte, 1851)
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Lytta vulnerata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] They are called "blister beetles" because of a compound called cantharidin that causes blisters when coming in contact with skin.[4]
References
- ↑ "Lytta vulnerata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=731731. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Lytta vulnerata". https://www.gbif.org/species/1046551. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Lytta vulnerata species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/144745. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Blister Beetles: Do Not Touch!" (in en). https://www.poison.org/articles/blister-beetles-do-not-touch-194#:~:text=The%20Bottom%20Line,usually%20are%20not%20life-threatening..
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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2256269 entry
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