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Meloe is a genus of blister beetles commonly referred to as oil beetles. [1] The name derives from their defensive strategy: when threatened they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints (legs, neck, and antennae). This fluid is bright orange and contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical compound. Wiping the chemical on skin can ...
Meloe proscarabaeus is a European oil beetle. It lives in meadows , field margins and other warm sites in all but the far north of the continent. It lacks hind wings and the elytra are correspondingly reduced in size.
Meloe brevicollis is a European oil beetle. It is also known as the short-necked oil beetle. It had been thought that the beetle had been extinct in the UK since the 1940s, due to intensive farming. However, in 2007 a small population was discovered in south Devon. [1] In 2010, 40 beetles were found on four sites on the Hebridean island of Coll ...
Meloe americanus, or the American oil beetle, is a type of blister beetle. It belongs to the genus Meloe, which is one of the larger genera in the Meloidae family, with 146 known species. [2] They are called “oil beetles” because of a fluid they release from their joints when they feel threatened. [4] Adult body length ranges from 7 mm to ...
Meloe variegatus is a European oil beetle. It is commonly known as the variegated oil beetle. It is commonly known as the variegated oil beetle. Adult beetles feed on leaves and can be pests of crops, while the larvae are parasitic on solitary bees.
Anthrenus sarnicus – Guernsey carpet beetle; Anthrenus scrophulariae – common carpet beetle; Anthrenus verbasci – varied carpet beetle; Attagenus brunneus; Attagenus cyphonoides; Attagenus fasciatus – tobacco seed beetle; Attagenus pellio – fur beetle; Attagenus smirnovi; Attagenus trifasciatus; Attagenus unicolor – black carpet ...
Meloe angusticollis, commonly known as the short-winged blister beetle or oil beetle, is a species of blister beetle, native to North America. [1] They average 9-19 mm (0.35-0.75 inches) in length [ 2 ] — females are much larger than males.
Both lists were reviewed in 2007, and the total number of UK BAP habitats increased from 45 to 65, and the number of UK BAP species increased from under 600 to 1,150. [ 4 ] From these, the formal list just for England (and laid out below) finally contained 56 of those 65 habitats, and 943 of the original 1,150 UK species.