Acmaeodera alpina

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Acmaeodera alpina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Acmaeodera
Species:
A. alpina
Binomial name
Acmaeodera alpina
Barr, 1972

Acmaeodera alpina is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America, specifically in the western United States. [1] Its adult host is Leptodactylon pungens. [5] This species is more often collected and found on granite and bare soil than on flowers. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Acmaeodera alpina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. "Acmaeodera alpina species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. "Acmaeodera alpina". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. "Acmaeodera alpina Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. 1 2 Westcott, Richard L.; Barr, William F.; Nelson, G. H.; Verity, D. S. (1979). "Distributional and Biological Notes on North and Central American Species of Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 33 (2): 169–181. JSTOR   4000017.

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