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Metalic wood-boring beetle - Acmaeodera hepburnii
Copyright © 2010 Alice Abela

Metalic wood-boring beetle - Acmaeodera hepburnii
Santa Barbara County, California, USA
June 4, 2010
Size: ~7mm
Acmaeodera sp.? Found on white layia (Layia glandulosa) in sandy clearing in Burton Mesa chaparral
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Contributed by Alice Abela on 5 June, 2010 - 2:21am
Last updated 6 June, 2010 - 8:26pm

Moved
Moved from Acmaeodera.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 6 June, 2010 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Moving to genus for now (cleaning up 'ID Request') pending the desired confirmation.
… Blaine Mathison, 6 June, 2010 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Actually it can go straight t
Actually it can go straight to hepburnii. The more I look at this the more sure I am.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 6 June, 2010 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID
Thanks for the ID. Out of curiosity, are the pattern and pubescence the distinguishing features you're keying off?
-Alice
… Alice Abela, 6 June, 2010 - 9:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Just the pattern on this one.
Just the pattern on this one. They can be variable, but this is a really common species in California. The only actual key to Acmaeodera was put out over 100 years ago and is in French. There are small keys for little groups, but no full revision for the group.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 7 June, 2010 - 8:49am login or register to post comments

Acmaeodera hepburnii
This is likely Acmaeodera hepburnii, but wait till Dennis sees it to move it.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 5 June, 2010 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

yes, an Acmaeodera
… v belov, 5 June, 2010 - 5:27am login or register to post comments

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