Acmaeodera alicia explained

Acmaeodera alicia is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America, Mexico, and the Southwest United States. Larval hosts include Acacia and Cercidium and adult hosts include Baileya, Ferocactus, Hymenothrix.

Further reading

• Web site: 2019-07-02. The world of jewel beetles. 2013. Bellamy . C.L..
• Book: A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. 2008. Nelson . Gayle H.. Walters Jr. . George C. Jr.. Haines . R. Dennis. Bellamy . Charles L.. The Coleopterists' Society. Special Publication No. 4. 978-0972608787.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.