Species of beetle that produces a toxic blistering agent
This article is about the insect species. For the isolated chemical and its applications, see Cantharidin. For other uses of the term Spanish fly, see Spanish fly (disambiguation).
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Spanish fly
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Infraorder:
Cucujiformia
Family:
Meloidae
Genus:
Lytta
Species:
L. vesicatoria
Binomial name
Lytta vesicatoria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Spanish fly (Lytta vesicatoria) is an aposematic emerald-green beetle in the blister beetle family (Meloidae). It is distributed across Eurasia.
The species and others in its family were used in traditional apothecary preparations as "Cantharides".[1] The insect is the source of the terpenoid cantharidin, a toxic blistering agent once used as an exfoliating agent, anti-rheumatic drug and an aphrodisiac.[1] The substance has also found culinary use in some blends of the North African spice mix ras el hanout. Its various supposed benefits have been responsible for accidental poisonings.
^ abSmakosz, Aleksander Karol (31 January 2022). "Bug as a Drug. Lytta vesicatoria L. Applications in Nineteenth Century Official Medicine". Pharmacognosy Reviews. 16 (31): 27–33. doi:10.5530/phrev.2022.16.5. S2CID 246541585.
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