Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Buprestoidea » Metallic Wood-boring Beetles (Buprestidae) » Polycestinae » Acmaeoderini » Acmaeoderina » Acmaeodera » Acmaeodera hepburnii
Photo#203327
3 buprestids seek ID: #3. Acmaeodera of some sort? - Acmaeodera hepburnii
Copyright © 2008 Ron Hemberger

3 buprestids seek ID: #3. Acmaeodera of some sort? - Acmaeodera hepburnii
Orange County, California, USA
July 17, 2008
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 18 July, 2008 - 8:30pm
Last updated 29 November, 2012 - 5:21pm

Moved
Moved from Acmaeodera.
… Richard L. Westcott, 29 November, 2012 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

Yes, Acmaeodera, but I can't
Yes, Acmaeodera, but I can't tell you what species
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 18 July, 2008 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks X 3
That was super-fast, Will!
… Ron Hemberger, 18 July, 2008 - 8:53pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm rather fond of Buprestids!
I'm learning an enormous amount about them this summer and I think I'm finally at a point to contribute more than just a general knowledge of random stuff. I'm getting a pretty good bead on some of the more distinct genera in the US, though I've learned that species ID is almost impossible without the specimen except in well marked and distinctive groups like Acmaeodera and Buprestis, and even then, it's sketchy. However, I do think you nailed the other two
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 18 July, 2008 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

 
I like 'em too.
This was the first really interesting beetle I ever shot - and a most cooperative subject. I don't often see them and was pleased to run across three in the space of an afternoon.
… Ron Hemberger, 18 July, 2008 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact