Pyrota insulata
| Pyrota insulata | |
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| Yellow-crescent blister beetle (Pyrota insulata) in the USA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Pyrota |
| Species: | P. insulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrota insulata LeConte, 1858
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Pyrota insulata, sometimes known by the common name yellow-crescent blister beetle, is a blister beetle, so called because if squeezed, it can produce an irritant called cantharidin that causes a blister on exposed human skin.
Distribution
[edit]Pyrota insulata is found in the USA (mainly in Texas, Arizona and Wyoming) and Mexico.
Description
[edit]Pyrota insulata grows to a size of about 2 cm.
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