Species Details
Buprestis adjecta
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SeasonalityJuly to early September.
IdentificationAccurate identification is difficult as the species limits are not clearly understood. Male and female genitalia are diagnostic, except females are more commonly caught. Shape of the elytral apices, as reported in most keys (Helfer 1941, Bright 1987) is used to separate the species, bidentate in B. adjecta and rounded in B. intricata does. Unfortunately this character does not work very well with Alberta collected material. The beetles of B. adjecta tend to be shorter, 14.23 mm, 12.5- 16.0 mm (females, n= 11) than B. intricata. Of the specimens examined, the colour was a solid blue to iridescent green without lateral or sutural coppery regions.
Scientific Name
Buprestis adjecta
Habitat
Pine forests of the Rocky Mountains.
Seasonality
July to early September.
Identification
Accurate identification is difficult as the species limits are not clearly understood. Male and female genitalia are diagnostic, except females are more commonly caught. Shape of the elytral apices, as reported in…
Accurate identification is difficult as the species limits are not clearly understood. Male and female genitalia are diagnostic, except females are more commonly caught. Shape of the elytral apices, as reported in most keys (Helfer 1941, Bright 1987) is used to separate the species, bidentate in B. adjecta and rounded in B. intricata does. Unfortunately this character does not work very well with Alberta collected material. The beetles of B. adjecta tend to be shorter, 14.23 mm, 12.5- 16.0 mm (females, n= 11) than B. intricata. Of the specimens examined, the colour was a solid blue to iridescent green without lateral or sutural coppery regions.
Life History
Virtually nothing is known.
Conservation
Very uncommon.
Diet Info
The beetles are reported from a variety of pines and Englemann spruce. In Alberta this species is associated with lodgepole pine.
Range
The beetles are found from southern British Columbia south through the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico. In Alberta they have been found in the southern mountains and foothills.
Citation
Page Citation for Buprestis adjecta
Page Citation
"Species Details - Buprestis adjecta, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1092. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
References
Author
Helfer, J. R.
Title
A revision of the genus Buprestis of North America north of Mexico (Coleoptera, Buprestidae).
Publication Date
1941
Series Title
Brooklyn Entomological Society
Volume
21
Pages
123-199
Author
Bright, D. E.
Title
The Metallic Wood-boring Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Coleoptera: Buprestidae.
Publication Date
1987
Pages
335
Specimen Information
There is 1 specimen of this Species.
UASM23175 - Buprestis adjecta
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Minnewanka
Date Collected1932-07-28
Adult Seasonal Distribution
- Specimens collected within a specified date range, but specimens collected at the same date and location are counted as one specimen.
- All specimens collected within a specified date range