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Spotted Flower Buprestid - Acmaeodera ornata

Treyburn area, Snowhill Road, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
May 27, 2005
Size: circa 7 mm

Found on Sundrops, Oenothera fruticosa, a day-blooming "Evening-primrose".

These buprestids are very common right now in my area. Identification based on other images in the guide, such as those by Lynette from Cumberland County, North Carolina:

Quoting Phill Harpootlian on the id. of that beetle, this beetle is one of Acmaeodera ornata, texana, or tubulus. (Now identified as A. ornata--see comments.)
Image updated (cropped, exposure, etc.) 4/9/21.

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Spotted Flower Buprestid - Acmaeodera ornata

Spotted Flower Buprestid - Acmaeodera ornata

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Contributed by Cotinis on 1 June, 2005 - 11:03am
Last updated 9 April, 2021 - 1:13pm

in Michigan?

I swear I saw this in Grand Rapids, MI, yesterday along the Grand River. Looked just like this, little white dots and two white dots where the eyes should be. I saw it fly in and thought it was a hummingbird at first because it was so large! When we looked closer it was sitting on the ground like the photo with wings tucked. It was probably 3 inches long. Could this really be this beetle, in Michigan at the end of June?

… singer3333, 29 June, 2008 - 10:04am

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Beetle in Michigan

I know you made this comment a year ago, but better late than never... Please note that the info below this beetle states that it is only 7 mm long. The beetle you describe sounds like this one, the Eyed Click Beetle:

It is 5 cm long, or 2 inches.

… Charley Eiseman, 12 July, 2009 - 8:30am

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Patrick, This is an Acmaeode

Patrick,
This is an Acmaeodera ornata. It has too many spots to be A. tubulus and the elytra color of A. texana is more of a brownish than black.

… Joshua P. Basham, 25 July, 2005 - 12:01am

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