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Acmaeodera pulchella
Photo#4422
Copyright © 2004
Tony DiTerlizzi
Hairy Yellow-Marked Buprestid -
Acmaeodera pulchella
Juno Beach, Florida, USA
June 25, 2004
This photo was taken at the
Juno Dunes Natural Area
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This beetle's markings are very similar to Patrick's image of a Hairy Yellow-Marked Buprestid, but I'm not positive:
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Contributed by
Tony DiTerlizzi
on 27 June, 2004 - 7:43pm
Last updated 9 March, 2005 - 11:35am
looks good, comments on id's of Buprestids
The "Hairy Yellow-marked Buprestid", Acmaeodera pulchella, is illustrated in couple of guides and is supposed to be a widespread species, common on flowers. Larvae bore into a variety of trees, including pines, and especially, Baldcypress, which I think are found inland in numbers near Jupiter.
The markings are supposed to be variable, if I recall correctly from the references. The hairy body, visible in both our photographs, is described in the references I consulted. (I think it was Swan and Papp, and also Dillon and Dillon.) I'm not sure anybody will get much farther than this (very plausible) identification without getting specimens and going to a museum.
Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
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Cotinis
, 28 June, 2004 - 7:22am
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Cypress...
Thanks for the info Patrick,
Yes, there are a variety of pines down here as well as Bald Cypress. If the markings vary, then I think we know for sure what it is.
I think it's important to note the variation in patterning. I know this appears on other insect species as well.
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Tony DiTerlizzi
, 28 June, 2004 - 4:04pm
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