Zonitis dunniana

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Zonitis dunniana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Meloidae
Genus: Zonitis
Species:
Z. dunniana
Binomial name
Zonitis dunniana
Champion, 1891

Zonitis dunniana is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]

Blister beetle family of insects, Coleoptera

Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their toxicity to would-be predators.

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References

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

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