Epicauta fabricii

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Epicauta fabricii
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Epicauta fabricii, ashgray blister beetle, Texas
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Meloidae
Subfamily: Meloinae
Tribe: Epicautini
Genus: Epicauta
Species:
E. fabricii
Binomial name
Epicauta fabricii
(LeConte, 1853)

Epicauta fabricii, the ashgray blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4] The adults feed on the foliage of honeylocusts, black locusts, and legumes like alfalfa, and the larvae feed on grasshopper eggs. [5] Adults have been directly observed feeding on sweet clover, wild indigo, soybean, and locoweed. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Epicauta fabricii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Epicauta fabricii". GBIF. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Epicauta fabricii species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Ashgray Blister Beetle". University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Blister Beetles of Montana". Montana State University Extension. Retrieved 16 July 2025.


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