Acmaeoderella flavofasciata

Acmaeoderella flavofasciata is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Polycestinae.[1]

Acmaeoderella flavofasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Buprestidae
Subfamily:
Polycestinae
Genus:
Acmaeoderella
Species:
A. flavofasciata
Binomial name
Acmaeoderella flavofasciata
Synonyms
  • Acmaeodera buresi (Obenberger, 1935)
  • Acmaeodera deorum (Obenberger, 1940)
  • Acmaeodera dispersenotata (Pic, 1918)
  • Acmaeodera unifasciata (Rey, 1890)
  • Buprestis flavofasciata (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)
  • Buprestis hirta (Villers, 1789)
  • Buprestis taeniata (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Buprestis volvulus (Fabricius, 1793)

This beetle is present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in North Africa.

The adults are 6.5–11.0 millimetres (0.26–0.43 in) long. Head and pronotum are wrinkled and hairy.

Main larval host plants are in genus Acer, Castanea, Fagus, Juniperus, Populus, Prunus, Pyrus, Quercus and Ulmus.

References
  1. Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Acmaeoderella". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 22 Jun 2011.


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