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Hycleus
Hycleus is a genus of blister beetle belonging to the Meloidae family found in Africa and Asia. They have been confused with the genus name Mylabris. Adults feed mainly on flowers from a wide range of plant families. The first larval instar is an active triungulin form that is a predator of soft insects such as aphids. While the young are often beneficial to crops by suppressing other plant feeders, the adults can be a problem...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Hycleus biundulatus
speciesHycleus biundulatus
CMR Blisterbeetle
speciesHycleus oculatus
Lunate Blisterbeetle
speciesHycleus lunatus
Hycleus phaleratus
speciesHycleus phaleratus
Hycleus polymorphus
speciesHycleus polymorphus
Hycleus tristigmus
complexHycleus tristigmus
Hycleus duodecimpunctatus
speciesHycleus duodecimpunctatus
Shaggy Blisterbeetle
speciesHycleus pilosus
Hycleus senegalensis
speciesHycleus senegalensis
Hycleus quatuordecimpunctatus
speciesHycleus quatuordecimpunctatus
Hycleus amplectens
speciesHycleus amplectens
Hycleus hybridus
speciesHycleus hybridus
Hycleus balteatus
speciesHycleus balteatus
Hycleus scutellatus
speciesHycleus scutellatus
Hycleus cichorii
speciesHycleus cichorii
Zigzag Blisterbeetle
speciesHycleus zigzagus
Hycleus trifasciatus
speciesHycleus trifasciatus
Tenspot Blisterbeetle
speciesHycleus lugens
Hycleus apicicornis
speciesHycleus apicicornis
Hycleus decemguttatus
speciesHycleus decemguttatus
Hycleus haemactus
speciesHycleus haemactus
Hycleus argentatus
speciesHycleus argentatus
Hycleus thunbergi
speciesHycleus thunbergi
Red Blisterbeetle
speciesHycleus tettensis
Hycleus tibialis
speciesHycleus tibialis
Hycleus svakopinus
speciesHycleus svakopinus
Hycleus tinctus
speciesHycleus tinctus
Hycleus lavaterae
speciesHycleus lavaterae
Hycleus atratus
speciesHycleus atratus
Hycleus versutus
speciesHycleus versutus
Hycleus villosus
speciesHycleus villosus
Felt Blisterbeetle
speciesHycleus burmeisteri
Hycleus affinis
speciesHycleus affinis
Hycleus transvaalicus
speciesHycleus transvaalicus
Hycleus scalaris
speciesHycleus scalaris
Hycleus solonicus
speciesHycleus solonicus
Hycleus scabiosae
speciesHycleus scabiosae
Hycleus congoensis
speciesHycleus congoensis
Hycleus dentatus
speciesHycleus dentatus
Sixteenspot Blisterbeetle
speciesHycleus sedecimguttatus
Silky Blisterbeetle
speciesHycleus holosericeus
Hycleus parenthesis
speciesHycleus parenthesis
Hycleus brunnipes
speciesHycleus brunnipes
Threespot Blisterbeetle
speciesHycleus tripunctatus
Hycleus maculiventris
speciesHycleus maculiventris
Hycleus vestitus
speciesHycleus vestitus
Hycleus hemprichi
speciesHycleus hemprichi
Hycleus ornatus
speciesHycleus ornatus
Hycleus khodjenticus
speciesHycleus khodjenticus
Hycleus bifucatus
speciesHycleus bifucatus
Hycleus rouxi
speciesHycleus rouxi
Hycleus hermanniae
speciesHycleus hermanniae
Hycleus surcoufi
speciesHycleus surcoufi
Hycleus palliatus
speciesHycleus palliatus
Hycleus gratiosus
speciesHycleus gratiosus
Hycleus deserticolus
speciesHycleus deserticolus
Hycleus fimbriatus
speciesHycleus fimbriatus
Hycleus medioinsignatus
speciesHycleus medioinsignatus
Hycleus coecus
speciesHycleus coecus
Hycleus amoenus
speciesHycleus amoenus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 325478.