| Acmaeodera alpina | |
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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. alpina |
| Binomial name | |
| Acmaeodera alpina Barr, 1972 | |
Acmaeodera alpina is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America, specifically in the western United States. Its adult host is Leptodactylon pungens. This species is more often collected and found on granite and bare soil than on flowers.
References
- ^ "Acmaeodera alpina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Acmaeodera alpina species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Acmaeodera alpina". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Acmaeodera alpina Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ 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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| Acmaeodera alpina | |
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