Acmaeodera recticollis
Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera recticollis is a in the , first described by Fall in 1899. It is distributed across North America, with records from the southwestern United States including New Mexico and Arizona. have been collected from flowers of Ephedra torreyana (Torrey's jointfir), representing a documented adult plant association. The is considered uncommonly encountered in the field.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Acmaeodera recticollis: /ækmɪoʊˈdɪərə rɛktɪˈkoʊlɪs/
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Distribution
North America; specifically recorded from New Mexico and Arizona in the southwestern United States.
Host Associations
- Ephedra torreyana - plant collected from flowers of this plant; represents a documented adult plant record for the
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
- 2022 Six-State Insect Collecting Trip iReport | Beetles In The Bush
- Mexican Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 1829: A new species and checklist, with miscellaneous taxonomic and biological notes on other North American Buprestidae (Coleoptera)