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Ashgray blister beetle
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Ashgray blister beetle

Epicauta fabricii

Epicauta fabricii, the ashgray blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. The adults feed on the foliage of honeylocusts, black locusts, and legumes like alfalfa, and the larvae feed on grasshopper eggs. Adults have been directly observed feeding on sweet clover, wild indigo, soybean, and locoweed. as well as okra, green bell pepper, and jalapeño foliage.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 219301.