-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Blister Beetles (Family Meloidae)

-Subfamily Meloinae

-Tribe Epicautini

-Burning Blister Beetles (Genus Epicauta)

-Epicauta niveolineata

Epicauta niveolineata is a species within the genus Epicauta, commonly known as a burning blister beetle due to its ability to produce cantharidin, a chemical that causes blistering upon skin contact. This species is particularly striking due to its characteristic coloration. It has a black or dark base color with distinct, narrow white or pale lines running along its wing covers (elytra), giving it the name “niveolineata,” meaning “snow-lined” or “white-lined.”