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Eupompha elegans
Elegant Blister Beetle
Eupompha elegans is a blister beetle in the family Meloidae, distributed across Central America and North America. The species comprises two recognized subspecies: Eupompha elegans elegans and Eupompha elegans perpulchra. Adults are known to feed on floral resources, with documented host associations including Chaenactis fremontii (Asteraceae) and Eschscholzia minutiflora (Papaveraceae) for the perpulchra subspecies. Like other meloid beetles, it produces cantharidin, a defensive compound.