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Acmaeodera scalaris
Species
Acmaeodera scalaris
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily
Buprestoidea
Family
Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles)
Subfamily
Polycestinae
Tribe
Acmaeoderini
Subtribe
Acmaeoderina
Genus
Acmaeodera
Species
scalaris
(Acmaeodera scalaris)
Other Common Names
Ladder Bup
Explanation of Names
Acmaeodera scalaris
Mannerheim 1837
scalaris
= 'ladder-patterned'
Size
8-9 mm
Identification
Typical form:
variants:
Range
AZ to c. TX / Mex. to C. Amer. -
Map
(
1
)
(
2
)
Season
Aug-Nov (BG data)
Life Cycle
larval hosts unk., adults on flowers
(
1
)
See Also
A. amplicollis
LeConte
- Range: AZ-NM
Internet References
Texas Entomology
- Mike Quinn, 2009
Works Cited
1.
A catalog and bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America north of Mexico.
Nelson et al. 2008. The Coleopterists Society, Special Publication No. 4. 274 pp.
2.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by
Joshua Stuart Rose
on 18 November, 2005 - 4:36pm
Additional contributions by
cotinis
,
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 25 April, 2019 - 1:45pm