Meloe angusticollis

Short-winged Blister Beetle
Female, Ottawa, Ontario
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Meloidae
Genus:	Meloe
Species:	M. angusticollis
Binomial name
Meloe angusticollis Say, 1824

Mating

The short-winged blister beetle, or oil beetle, Meloe angusticollis, is a species of blister beetle, native to North America.^[1] They average 8–10 millimetres (0.3–0.4 in) in length.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Meloe angusticollis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=731684. 
2. ^ Blister Beetle (Meloe angusticollis) - Exploring the Out-of-Doors