[Beetles of the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Desert Blister Beetle, Master Blister Beetle

Lytta magister

Desert Blister Beetle, Master Blister Beetle: Lytta magister - Desert Blister Beetle, Master Blister Beetle: Lytta magister

Desert Blister Beetle, Master Blister Beetle: Lytta magister

Desert blister beetles crawling across the desert wash as well as upon a brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) adjacent to Ram's Hill, southeast of Borrego Springs, CA......March 26, 2005.

Desert Blister Beetle, Master Blister Beetle: Lytta magister - Desert Blister Beetle, Master Blister Beetle: Lytta magister

Desert blister beetles copulating on sand dunes along the West Truxhaven Trail opposite Fonts Point, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA.....March 27, 2010.
Paul Slichter