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]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.

Further reading

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  • Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  • Nelson, Gayle H.; Walters Jr., George C. Jr.; Haines, R. Dennis; Bellamy, Charles L. (2008). A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. Special Publication No. 4. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0972608787.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.