Pyrota

Guides

• Pyrota discoidea

  Winecup Pyrota

  Pyrota discoidea is a blister beetle in the family Meloidae, commonly known as the Winecup Pyrota. The species is found in North America. Like other members of the genus Pyrota, it likely exhibits the typical meloid body plan with soft, flexible elytra and aposematic coloration that serves as warning for its chemical defenses.

  blister-beetleMeloidaePyrotaNorth-AmericaColeoptera

• Pyrota engelmanni

  Pyrota engelmanni is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae, first described by LeConte in 1847. It is found in North America. Like other members of the genus Pyrota, it is likely associated with flowers and exhibits the typical meloid body plan with soft, flexible elytra. The species is represented in museum collections by very few specimens, suggesting it may be uncommon or locally distributed.

  blister-beetleMeloidaeNorth-AmericaLeConte-1847Pyrota

• Pyrota tenuicostatis

  red-margined blister beetle, red-margined Pyrota

  Pyrota tenuicostatis, commonly known as the red-margined blister beetle, is a species in the family Meloidae. It occurs in Central America and North America. As a blister beetle, it possesses the defensive compound cantharidin, a trait characteristic of the family.

  blister-beetleMeloidaePyrota