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COLLECTION ENTOMOLOGIQUE OUELLET-ROBERT, UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL
MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, VANCOUVER		 HERBIER MARIE-VICTORIN, UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL
MACKENZIE ART GALLERY, REGINA
LATIN NAME
Meloe americanus


COMMON NAME
Buttercup Oil Beetle
ORDER
Coléoptères
FAMILY
Méloidés
GENUS
Meloe
SPECIES
americanus

The Meloidae are beetles that live on plant foliage. In fall, Buttercup Oil Beetles like to explore grasslands. They are distinguished by their soft bodies and long legs. Certain Meloidae contain a toxic substance called cantharidin.