Cordylospasta opaca | |
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Female (above) and male (below) individuals of C. opaca | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Meloidae |
Genus: | Cordylospasta |
Species: | C. opaca
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Binomial name | |
Cordylospasta opaca (
Horn, 1868)
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Cordylospasta opaca is a blister beetle that occurs in arid regions central and southern California. [1] Males are fully winged and reach a length of 12 mm, while females are flightless with reduced elytra and reach a length of 19 mm. [1] Cordylospasta fulleri is almost identical, but occurs in the Great Basin and has 8-10 antennal segments, while Cordylospasta opaca should have 11 antennal segments. [1]
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