yellow-crescent blister beetle
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
yellow + crescent + blister beetle (“beetle in the family Meloidae”), after their elytral patterns.
Noun[edit]
yellow-crescent blister beetle (plural yellow-crescent blister beetles)
- Pyrota insulata, a species of black and orange blister beetle found in the United States and Mexico.
- Hypernyms: blister beetle, beetle
Usage notes[edit]
- Depending on the coloration, the patterns on the elytra of Pyrota insulata can sometimes appear orange and are not necessarily yellow.