Female <em>Meloe campanicollis</em> in Wicomico Co., Maryland (11/2/2013). (Photo ID: 11751 - Psn: 20)

Female Meloe campanicollis in Wicomico Co., Maryland (11/2/2013).

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<em>Meloe campanicollis</em> being attended by several <em>Pedilus terminalis</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/29/2007). (Photo ID: 11749 - Psn: 40)

Meloe campanicollis being attended by several Pedilus terminalis in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/29/2007).

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<em>Meloe campanicollis</em> being attended by several <em>Pedilus terminalis</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/29/2007). (Photo ID: 11750 - Psn: 41)

Meloe campanicollis being attended by several Pedilus terminalis in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/29/2007).

Photo by Sara Tangren MBP List

<em>Meloe campanicollis</em> in Wicomico Co., Maryland (11/2/2013). (Photo ID: 11752 - Psn: 60)

Meloe campanicollis in Wicomico Co., Maryland (11/2/2013).

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<em>Meloe campanicollis</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/9/2017). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 763788 - Psn: 66)

Meloe campanicollis in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/9/2017). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Meloe campanicollis</em> in Wicomico Co., Maryland (11/27/2019). (c) psulvbiol, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 983969 - Psn: 66)

Meloe campanicollis in Wicomico Co., Maryland (11/27/2019). (c) psulvbiol, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Meloe campanicollis</em> in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/10/2020). (c) vicnaz1, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 405488 - Psn: 78)

Meloe campanicollis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/10/2020). (c) vicnaz1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Meloe campanicollis</em> in Wicomico Co., Maryland (11/9/2022). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 982411 - Psn: 88)

Meloe campanicollis in Wicomico Co., Maryland (11/9/2022). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Meloe campanicollis</em> in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/10/2021). (c) hessmuse, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 983977 - Psn: 88)

Meloe campanicollis in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/10/2021). (c) hessmuse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Meloe campanicollis</em> in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/26/2022). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 982409 - Psn: 89)

Meloe campanicollis in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/26/2022). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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"Adults of many genera, notably Pedilus, are attracted to cantharidin (males seek out blister beetles, climb onto them and lick off the cantharidin the blister beetles exude and use the blistering agent to impress a female of their own species who then mates with them, whereupon most of the cantharidin is transfered to the female in the form of a sperm packet. The eggs the female subsequently lays are coated with cantharidin to protect them from being eaten before they hatch. -Jim McClarin, 26.iii.2006)" (BugGuide, 2006).

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Female Meloe campanicollis in Wicomico Co., Maryland (11/2/2013). Media by Bill Cecil.

Meloe campanicollis being attended by several Pedilus terminalis in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/29/2007). Media by Sara Tangren.

Meloe campanicollis in Wicomico Co., Maryland (11/2/2013). Media by Bill Cecil.

Meloe campanicollis in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/9/2017). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Meloe campanicollis in Wicomico Co., Maryland (11/27/2019). (c) psulvbiol, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by psulvbiol via iNaturalist.

Meloe campanicollis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/10/2020). (c) vicnaz1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by vicnaz1 via iNaturalist.

Meloe campanicollis in Wicomico Co., Maryland (11/9/2022). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by cin579 via iNaturalist.

Meloe campanicollis in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/10/2021). (c) hessmuse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by hessmuse via iNaturalist.

Meloe campanicollis in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/26/2022). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by cin579 via iNaturalist.

Source: Wikipedia

Meloe campanicollis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Meloidae
Genus:	Meloe
Species:	M. campanicollis
Binomial name
*Meloe campanicollis* Pinto & Selander, 1970

Meloe campanicollis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.^[1]^[2]^[3]