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Ventrally-spotted Buprestid (Buprestis maculativentris)
Species
Buprestis maculativentris
- Ventrally-spotted Buprestid
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
Buprestinae
Tribe
Buprestini
Genus
Buprestis
No Taxon
(subgenus Buprestis)
Species
maculativentris
(Ventrally-spotted Buprestid)
Explanation of Names
Buprestis maculativentris
Say 1824
Size
13-20 mm
Range
Rocky Mtns to n. Canada & across ne US
(
1
)
Habitat
Boreal forests
Food
larvae in
Abies, Picea, Pinus
(
1
)
Life Cycle
Females lay eggs in crevices of pine and spruce branches. Life cycle takes two or more years.
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.
Contributed by
Phillip Harpootlian
on 9 June, 2006 - 9:31am
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
,
lee_penner
Last updated 1 September, 2021 - 4:08am