Epicauta velata

Epicauta velata

Burkina Faso

comments (11)

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Fantastic shot of a very interesting beetle! Posted 10 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

World-class macro! Posted 10 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

This fellow doesn't look emerald-green to me.
http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/spanish-fly-photo-8839.html

I think I found a better match - Epicauta velata.
http://www.ispotnature.org/species-dictionaries/sanbi/Epicauta%20velata
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60570150@N04/11275613136 Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
1. Oddfeel
  
  Lion
  
  Totaly agree with you, I was trying to get close to it, but this Epicauta Velata is the same...in small...but I tried to edit the identification because it is really closer than the fly with what I had some hard time to find and I couldn't get further too..
  
  http://colinlmiller.com/wildlife/coleoptera/beetles_meloidae.htm Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    There is no wiki page in English for this species so I created a record for it manually. Posted 10 years ago
  2. 1. Oddfeel
      
      Lion
      
      I m sure it is more the large grey blister beetle than the small. This one is not small at all! Posted 10 years ago
    2. 1. WildFlower
        
        Lion
        
        There are two discrepancies - Epicauta longicollis is found in Arizona, USA and the antennae are all black.
        http://bugguide.net/node/view/803931/bgimage
        https://ag.arizona.edu/yavapai/diagnostics/insectsatoe.htm Posted 10 years ago
    3. Oddfeel
      
      Lion
      
      Agree with the color and just the location of course...but these eyes are smallers...and same for the beetle it seems.
      Really hard this one. Posted 10 years ago
    4. Oddfeel
      
      Lion
      
      http://www.troglorites.fr/Senegal/Meloidae.html#0 ? Posted 10 years ago
    5. 1. WildFlower
        
        Lion
        
        It's hard to tell, it's not the same point of view and they can change their look when mounted and there are no other referencies for this species. Posted 10 years ago
    6. Oddfeel
      
      Lion
      
      I keep in mind this one is really bigger than the other blister beetles I saw with it. We will know on day! Thanks for your help WildFlower!! Posted 10 years ago