Species Details
Poecilonota ferrea
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SeasonalityJune, July and August.
IdentificationThis species may be distinguished by the subangulate shape of the pronotum and pubescence of the abdomen. The colour is a dull black on the specimens examined. Bright (1987) records a mottled iron gray with a faint tint of brown.
Scientific Name
Poecilonota ferrea
Habitat
Aspen groveland.
Seasonality
June, July and August.
Identification
This species may be distinguished by the subangulate shape of the pronotum and pubescence of the abdomen. The colour is a dull black on the specimens examined. Bright (1987) records a mottled iron gray with a faint…
This species may be distinguished by the subangulate shape of the pronotum and pubescence of the abdomen. The colour is a dull black on the specimens examined. Bright (1987) records a mottled iron gray with a faint tint of brown.
Conservation
Uncommon.
Diet Info
Uncertain, possibly aspen and willow.
Range
South-eastern British Columbia to Quebec and south to Florida and Texas (Evans 1957, Bright 1987).
Citation
Page Citation for Poecilonota ferrea
Page Citation
"Species Details - Poecilonota ferrea, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2993. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Evans, D.
Title
A revision of the genus Poecilonota in America North of Mexico (Coleoptera: Buprestidae).
Publication Date
1957
Series Title
Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Volume
50
Pages
21-37
Author
Bright, D. E.
Title
The Metallic Wood-boring Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Coleoptera: Buprestidae.
Publication Date
1987
Pages
335
Specimen Information
There are 2 specimens of this Species.
UASM23130 - Poecilonota ferrea
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1929-07-10
UASM23135 - Poecilonota ferrea
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1929-07-10