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Buprestid - Acmaeodera solitaria
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

Buprestid - Acmaeodera solitaria
Sycamore Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
August 3, 2009
Size: 9.5mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 13 August, 2009 - 7:19pm
Last updated 14 August, 2009 - 8:51am

Looks right
Joshua, thanks for the id. I saved this and a few others for you.
… tom murray, 14 August, 2009 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Tom! If you are still
Thanks Tom! If you are still in AZ there is a undescribed species of Acmaeodera around Nogales that is known only from a single specimen.
… Joshua P. Basham, 14 August, 2009 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

 
Back home
I collected another a few others, and I'll post them soon so you can see what I got.
… tom murray, 14 August, 2009 - 9:00am login or register to post comments

 
Sounds great! I always try to
Sounds great! I always try to make time for bup pics.
… Joshua P. Basham, 14 August, 2009 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

 
More bup pics
I just posted all the buprestid pictures I took in Arizona. I saved all the specimens for you too.
… tom murray, 14 August, 2009 - 9:50am login or register to post comments

I'm 99.9% positive that this
I'm 99.9% positive that this is Acmaeodera solitaria.
… Joshua P. Basham, 14 August, 2009 - 8:46am login or register to post comments

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