Lytta nuttalli | |
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Nuttall's blister beetle on a milkvetch plant at Waterfowl Production Area in Waubay Wetland Management District, SD | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Meloidae |
Genus: | Lytta |
Species: | L. nuttalli |
Binomial name | |
Lytta nuttalli |
Nuttall's blister beetle, Lytta nuttalli, is a species of beetle.
Nutall's blister beetles make it easy to spot in native prairie. They will release a skin irritant if squeezed. They eat rapseed plants, causing great irritation to Canadian farmers.