Epicauta atrata, the red-headed blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
| Epicauta atrata | |
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| Epicauta atrata, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Subfamily: | Meloinae |
| Tribe: | Epicautini |
| Genus: | Epicauta |
| Species: | E. atrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Epicauta atrata (Fabricius, 1775)
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This species is generally characterized by a red head, and an all black body. They attack the eggs of Epicauta vittata, a crop pest found in the East Coast.[1][2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Epicauta atrata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Epicauta atrata". GBIF. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Epicauta atrata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Pinto, John D. (1991). "The Taxonomy of North American Epicauta (Coleoptera: Meloidae), with a Revision of the Nominate Subgenus and a Survey of Courtship Behavior". University of California Publications in Entomology. 110.
External links
edit- Citizen science observations for Epicauta atrata at iNaturalist
Media related to Epicauta atrata at Wikimedia Commons
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