Species Details
Dicerca caudata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityJuly.
IdentificationThe shape of the pronotum is diagnostic for separating D. divaricata and caudata. The pronotum of adult caudata is widest towards the base, where as for divaricata the pronotum is widest at the middle. Elytral striae tend to be faintly impressed.
Scientific Name
Dicerca caudata
Habitat
Boreal hardwoods.
Seasonality
July.
Identification
The shape of the pronotum is diagnostic for separating D. divaricata and caudata. The pronotum of adult caudata is widest towards the base, where as for divaricata the pronotum is widest at the middle. Elytral…
The shape of the pronotum is diagnostic for separating D. divaricata and caudata. The pronotum of adult caudata is widest towards the base, where as for divaricata the pronotum is widest at the middle. Elytral striae tend to be faintly impressed.
Life History
Unrecorded.
Conservation
Uncommon.
Diet Info
Known from alder, birch and cherry (Bright 1987).
Range
From Alberta east to Nova Scotia and south to Arizona and Louisiana (Bright 1987, Nelson 1975).
Citation
Page Citation for Dicerca caudata
Page Citation
"Species Details - Dicerca caudata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2992. Accessed 02 Jan. 2025.
References
Author
Nelson, G. H.
Title
Revision of Dicerca.
Publication Date
1975
Series Title
Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey tutzing bei Munchen
Volume
26
Pages
87-180
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.
UASM23080 - Dicerca caudata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Elk Island National Park
Collected ByHocking, Brian
Date Collected1956-10-13