Lytta vesicatoria or
Spanish fly is an emerald-green
beetle in the
family Meloidae, with approximate dimensions of wide by long. The genus and species names derive from the Greek
lytta for rage, and the
vesica for blister. It is one of a number of species that are collectively called
blister beetles; it and other such species were used in preparations offered by traditional
apothecaries, often referred to as
Spanish fly.
L. vesicatoria is sometimes called
Cantharis vesicatoria, although the genus
Cantharis is in an unrelated family,
Cantharidae.