| Lytta vulnerata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Lytta |
| Species: | L. vulnerata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lytta vulnerata (LeConte, 1851) | |
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]
Lytta is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 70 described species in North America, and over 100 species worldwide.
Lytta biguttata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lytta morrisoni, or Morrison's blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta chloris is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta sayi, the Say blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta stygica is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta tenebrosa is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta rathvoni is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. The species is named for Simon Rathvon, a 19th-century American entomologist.
Lytta deserticola is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lytta funerea is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta refulgens is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta cribrata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lytta mirifica, the Anthony blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta lecontei is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lytta sublaevis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta nigripilis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta aeneipennis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta nitidicollis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lytta fulvipennis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta polita, the bronze blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
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