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Acmaeodera vandykei
Acmaeodera vandykei is a jewel beetle species in the family Buprestidae, described by Fall in 1899. It belongs to the large genus Acmaeodera, which contains approximately 150 species in North America. The species is known to be associated with Cercocarpus (mountain mahogany) in western North America, where adults have been reared from dead branches. Like other members of its genus, adults likely feed on pollen from flowers.