Epicauta fabricii

Epicauta fabricii, the ashgray blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.^[1][2][3][4] The adults feed on the foliage of honeylocusts, black locusts, and legumes like alfalfa, and the larvae feed on grasshopper eggs.^[5] Adults have been directly observed feeding on sweet clover, wild indigo, soybean, and locoweed.^[6]

Epicauta fabricii
Epicauta fabricii, ashgray blister beetle, Texas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Meloidae
Subfamily:	Meloinae
Tribe:	Epicautini
Genus:	Epicauta
Species:	E. fabricii
Binomial name
Epicauta fabricii (LeConte, 1853)