Subject: Unknown beetle
Geographic location of the bug: Lostwood national wildlife refuge North west North Dakota
Date: 07/13/2019
Time: 05:23 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman : Unable to find this beetle in any North Dakota books.
How you want your letter signed: Thank you
This is a Blister Beetle in the family Meloidae, and based on this BugGuide image, it appears to be Nuttail’s Blister Beetle. According to BugGuide: “Adults feed on legumes, other forbs.”
