| Acmaeodera acuta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Acmaeodera |
| Species: | A. acuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Acmaeodera acuta LeConte, 1860 | |
Acmaeodera acuta is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in the western United States and Mexico. Its larval host is likely Salix and adults hosts include Achillea, Encelia, Rosa, Salix, and Sphaeralcea. The species is fairly restricted to riparian habitats.
A. acuta is often confused with A. retifera in collections.
References
- ^ "Acmaeodera acuta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Acmaeodera acuta species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Acmaeodera acuta". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Acmaeodera acuta Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Westcott, Richard L.; Barr, William F.; Nelson, G. H.; Verity, D. S. (1979). "Distributional and Biological Notes on North and Central American Species of Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 33 (2): 169–181. JSTOR 4000017.
Further reading
- Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Nelson, Gayle H.; Walters Jr., George C. Jr.; Haines, R. Dennis; Bellamy, Charles L. (2008). A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. Special Publication No. 4. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0972608787.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
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