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Species Details
Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults have been collected between 19 May and 28 August.
IdentificationMedium sized (11-14 mm in length), iridescent click beetle with few setae. The entire body is iridescent in this species, but colour ranges from purple to blue to green.
Scientific Name
Ctenicera resplendens
Habitat
Boreomontane forest, prairie and parkland poplar groves.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected between 19 May and 28 August.
Identification
Medium sized (11-14 mm in length), iridescent click beetle with few setae. The entire body is iridescent in this species, but colour ranges from purple to blue to green.
Life History
Larvae live in leaf litter and rotting wood.
Conservation
Relatively common, but usually encountered as single specimens.
Range
Forested regions of Alberta including Cypress Hills. Elsewhere, from Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Pennsylvania and California, as two indistinct subspecies.
Citation
Page Citation for Ctenicera resplendens
Page Citation
"Species Details - Ctenicera resplendens, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1808/9-16829. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
References
Author
Brooks, A. R.
Title
Adult Elateridae of southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba (Coleoptera).
Publication Date
1960
Series Title
The Canadian Entomologist. Supplement
Volume
92
Pages
63
Author
Bousquet, Yves
Title
Checklist of beetles of Canada and Alaska.
Publication Date
1991
Pages
430
Specimen Information
There are 34 specimens of this Species.
UASM20970 - Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills
Collected ByCarr, Frederick S.
Date Collected1930-07-21
UASM20971 - Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, St. Albert
Date Collected1921-06-03
UASM20972 - Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, Frederick S.
Date Collected1915-05-22
UASM20973 - Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, Frederick S.
Date Collected1927-07-07
UASM20974 - Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew
Date Collected1921-06-07
UASM20975 - Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Beaverlodge
Collected ByStrickland, Edgar H.
Date Collected1931-06-16
UASM20976 - Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Beaverlodge
Collected ByStrickland, Edgar H.
Date Collected1931-05-24
UASM20977 - Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Minnewanka
Collected ByCarr, Frederick S.
Date Collected1932-08-28
UASM20978 - Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Beaver Creek
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1926-05-22
UASM20979 - Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Beaver Creek
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1926-05-22
UASM32878 - Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Peace River
Collected ByJacobs, J. M.
Date Collected2001-05-31/2001-06-21
UASM100951 - Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-14
UASM100952 - Ctenicera resplendens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-09