Margined Blister Beetle in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/6/2014).

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A Margined Blister Beetle in Washington Co., Maryland (8/12/2009).

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Margined Blister Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/19/2013).

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A Margined Blister Beetle in Charles Co., Maryland (8/8/2017).

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A Margined Blister Beetle in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/6/2008). Determined by BugGuide.

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A Margined Blister Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/26/2012). If handled, blister beetles can, in fact, excrete an oil (cantharidin) that causes blisters on the skin.

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A Margined Blister Beetle in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/16/2016).

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Margined Blister Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/14/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 206591 - Psn: 45)

Margined Blister Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/14/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Margined Blister Beetle in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/27/2022). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 631326 - Psn: 55)

Margined Blister Beetle in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/27/2022). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Margined Blister Beetles mating in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/5/2020). (c) edanko, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 601763 - Psn: 100)

Margined Blister Beetles mating in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/5/2020). (c) edanko, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Margined Blister Beetle in Harford Co., Maryland (8/6/2017).

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Margined Blister Beetle in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/6/2014). View Record Details Media by Judy Gallagher.

A Margined Blister Beetle in Washington Co., Maryland (8/12/2009). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

Margined Blister Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/19/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Margined Blister Beetle in Charles Co., Maryland (8/8/2017). View Record Details Media by Jane Chandler.

A Margined Blister Beetle in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/6/2008). Determined by BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Margined Blister Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/26/2012). If handled, blister beetles can, in fact, excrete an oil (cantharidin) that causes blisters on the skin. View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Margined Blister Beetle in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/16/2016). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

Margined Blister Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/14/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Margined Blister Beetle in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/27/2022). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Pamela Cowart-Rickman.

Margined Blister Beetles mating in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/5/2020). (c) edanko, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Even Dankowicz via iNaturalist.

A Margined Blister Beetle in Harford Co., Maryland (8/6/2017). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

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Epicauta funebris

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Meloidae
Tribe:	Epicautini
Genus:	Epicauta
Species:	E. funebris
Binomial name
*Epicauta funebris* Horn, 1873

Epicauta funebris, known generally as the margined blister beetle or ebony blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. It is similar in color to Epicauta cinerea. ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Female margined blister beetle pursued by multiple males.

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^ "Epicauta funebris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Epicauta funebris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Epicauta funebris species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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Taxon identifiers
Epicauta funebris	Wikidata: Q2893670 Wikispecies: Epicauta funebris BOLD: 492152 BugGuide: 23802 EoL: 337616 GBIF: 1046456 iNaturalist: 143492 IRMNG: 11610396 ITIS: 731477 NatureServe: 2.808364 NCBI: 34674 Open Tree of Life: 442462

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Margined Blister Beetle

Epicauta funebris Horn, 1873

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