Lytta vulnerata

Lytta vulnerata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.^[1][2][3] They are called "blister beetles" because of a compound called cantharidin that causes blisters when coming in contact with skin.^[4]

Lytta vulnerata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Meloidae
Genus:	Lytta
Species:	L. vulnerata
Binomial name
Lytta vulnerata (LeConte, 1851)