Acmaeodera alpina explained

Acmaeodera alpina is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America, specifically in the western United States. Its adult host is Leptodactylon pungens.^[1] This species is more often collected and found on granite and bare soil than on flowers.

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.

Notes and References

1. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 33. 2. 169–181. en. 4000017. Westcott. Richard L.. Distributional and Biological Notes on North and Central American Species of Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Barr. William F.. Nelson. G. H.. Verity. D. S.. 1979.