Cordylospasta opaca
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| Cordylospasta opaca | |
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| Female (above) and male (below) individuals of C. opaca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Cordylospasta |
| Species: | C. opaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Cordylospasta opaca (Horn, 1868) | |
Cordylospasta opaca is a blister beetle that occurs in arid regions central and southern California.[1] Males are fully winged and reach a length of 12 mm, while females are flightless with reduced elytra and reach a length of 19 mm.[1] Cordylospasta fulleri is almost identical, but occurs in the Great Basin and has 8-10 antennal segments, while Cordylospasta opaca should have 11 antennal segments.[1]