Eupompha elegans

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Eupompha elegans
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E. elegans perpulchra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Meloidae
Genus: Eupompha
Species:
E. elegans
Binomial name
Eupompha elegans
(LeConte, 1852)

Eupompha elegans is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]

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Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Eupompha elegans:

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References

  1. ↑ "Eupompha elegans Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Eupompha elegans". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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