Acmaeodera acuta is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in the western United States and Mexico.[1] Its larval host is likely Salix and adults hosts include Achillea, Encelia, Rosa, Salix, and Sphaeralcea.[5] The species is fairly restricted to riparian habitats.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Acmaeodera |
| Species: | A. acuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Acmaeodera acuta LeConte, 1860
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A. acuta is often confused with A. retifera in collections.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c 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 edit
- 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.