Small Buprestid - Acmaeodera bivulnera

Acmaeodera bivulnera

This is Acmaeodera bivulnera. This species has very dense setae on the abdomen, visible in this photo. A. acanthicola has sparser setae. I recently visited the U of A collection in Tucson and the unit tray for A. acanthicola contained some A. bivulnera mixed in.

… Norm Woodley, 2 January, 2017 - 11:39pm

Thank you, that helps!

… margarethe brummermann, 3 January, 2017 - 9:33am

Moved

Moved from Acmaeodera.

… Ted Kropiewnicki, 21 August, 2008 - 8:49pm

Acmaeodera, maybe Ted can giv

Acmaeodera, maybe Ted can give you a closer ID

… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 7 August, 2008 - 7:39pm

Looks to be Acmaeodera bivuln

Looks to be Acmaeodera bivulnera.

… Dennis Haines, 8 August, 2008 - 10:11am

In the U of Arizona Collection

these from the Tucson Mountains are labeled A. acanthicola. A bivulnera specimen are all from CA.

… margarethe brummermann, 21 October, 2010 - 11:24am

Nelson gives the distribution

Nelson gives the distribution for A. acanthicola as CA and AZ, and the distribution for A. bivulnera as CA to NM (also Mex.). So both species are present in your area. Those that I've collected were identified as A. bivulnera, and they look very similar to this, but...

… Dennis Haines, 21 October, 2010 - 11:30am