Pinyon-juniper-woodland
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Acmaeodera angelica
Acmaeodera angelica is a metallic woodboring beetle in the family Buprestidae. The species was described by Fall in 1899 and occurs in western North America. It belongs to a genus of flower-visiting buprestids, with adults frequently found on blossoms of various host plants. The species is one of approximately two dozen Buprestidae associated with Cercocarpus (mountain mahogany) in North America, and has been confirmed breeding within dead branches of this plant genus.
Acmaeodera bowditchi
Acmaeodera bowditchi is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America, with documented records from the southwestern United States including Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Adults have been observed visiting flowers of various plant species, particularly in pinyon-juniper woodland and related habitats. The species was described by Fall in 1901.
Acmaeodera diffusa
Acmaeodera diffusa is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Barr in 1969. The species is known from western North America, with records from Utah and surrounding regions. Adults are flower visitors, frequently collected from blooms of pricklypear cacti (Opuntia), globemallow (Sphaeralcea), and other desert forbs. Like other Acmaeodera species, larvae likely develop in dead or dying woody plants, though specific host associations remain incompletely documented.
Acmaeodera ligulata
Acmaeodera ligulata is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It was described by Cazier in 1940. The species is found in North America, with observations and collections documented from the southwestern United States including New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Adults are known to visit flowers of various plant species, particularly in pinyon-juniper woodland habitats.
Acmaeodera navajo
A small buprestid beetle species described in 1995 from the southwestern United States. Adults are flower visitors, specifically documented on Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (gooseberryleaf globemallow) and Helianthus anomalus (anomalous sunflower) in pinyon-juniper woodland habitats. The species occurs in northern Arizona and southern Utah, where it has been collected alongside congeners A. pubiventris lanata and A. immaculata.
Acmaeodera perlanosa
Acmaeodera perlanosa is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Timberlake in 1939. The species belongs to a large genus of flower-visiting buprestids found primarily in western North America. Based on field observations, adults have been collected from flowers of Eriodictyon angustifolium in pinyon/juniper woodland habitats of southwestern Utah.
Callophrys gryneus siva
Siva Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus siva is a subspecies of juniper hairstreak butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, native to western North America. It is one of multiple named subspecies within the polytypic species C. gryneus, a group whose taxonomic boundaries have been debated based on mitochondrial DNA barcode analysis. The subspecies is associated with juniper host plants in arid and semi-arid habitats.
Chrysobothris cuprascens
A small to medium-sized metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, characterized by coppery or brassy metallic coloration. First described by LeConte in 1860, this species occurs in North America and has been documented in pinyon-juniper woodland habitats. Adults have been observed on recently fallen branches of Pinus edulis (Colorado pinyon pine), where they run rapidly along the wood surface. Like other members of the genus Chrysobothris, the larvae are wood-borers that develop in dead or dying coniferous hosts.
Eutrichillus neomexicanus
Eutrichillus neomexicanus is a species of longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae, first described by Champlain and Knull in 1925. Field observations indicate adults are attracted to recently dead Pinus edulis (Colorado pinyon pine) and are active nocturnally. The species has been collected at lights and observed on dead pine branches in pinyon/juniper/oak woodland habitats.
Hadoa chisosensis
Southern Piñon Sun-Singer
Hadoa chisosensis is a species of annual cicada in the genus Hadoa, native to Texas and adjacent areas of northern Mexico. The species is commonly known as the Southern Piñon Sun-Singer. As a member of the Cicadidae family, it produces acoustic signals typical of cicadas. The specific epithet 'chisosensis' refers to the Chisos Mountains region of Texas, indicating its association with this geographic area.
Hadoa duryi
Orange-and-black Cicada
Hadoa duryi is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae, commonly known as the Orange-and-black Cicada. The species was originally described as Tibicen duryi by Davis in 1917 and later transferred to the genus Hadoa. It occurs in the southwestern United States, where adults have been observed on trunks and branches of recently dead pinyon pine (Pinus edulis). The species appears to be associated with pinyon-juniper woodland habitats.