Scientific Name:  Lytta magister

Order:  Coleoptera
Family:  Meloidae

Diet: 
Vegetation Association:  Found in saltbush scrub habitat.
Predators:   The bright red coloring on this blister beetle warns predators.

Life Stages: Complete metamorphosis, egg, larvae, pupae, adult.

Notes:   This beetle can secrete a substance that is able to blister the skin.

Photo:  To be added.

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