yellow-crescent blister beetle

English

A captured yellow-crescent blister beetle found near Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.

Etymology

yellow +‎ crescent +‎ blister beetle (“beetle in the family Meloidae”), after their elytral patterns.

Noun

yellow-crescent blister beetle (plural yellow-crescent blister beetles)

1. Pyrota insulata, a species of black and orange blister beetle found in the United States and Mexico.

   Hypernyms: blister beetle, beetle

Usage notes

• Depending on the coloration, the patterns on the elytra of Pyrota insulata can sometimes appear orange and are not necessarily yellow.