Species Details
Poecilonota cyanipes
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SeasonalityMay to September.
IdentificationThis common species is similar to C. ferrea, in form. Adults distinguished by their less angulate pronotum, more sinuate at the base, and the abdomen having relatively little pubescence. The colour is a dark coppery gray. The elytral apices are elongated and brightly bronzed.
Scientific Name
Poecilonota cyanipes
Habitat
Boreal and Montaine.
Seasonality
May to September.
Identification
This common species is similar to C. ferrea, in form. Adults distinguished by their less angulate pronotum, more sinuate at the base, and the abdomen having relatively little pubescence. The colour is a dark coppery…
This common species is similar to C. ferrea, in form. Adults distinguished by their less angulate pronotum, more sinuate at the base, and the abdomen having relatively little pubescence. The colour is a dark coppery gray. The elytral apices are elongated and brightly bronzed.
Life History
Adults oviposit on injured and stressed poplar trees sometimes using other insect exit holes and galls as access sites. Adults may be found resting a variety of other types of trees, including conifers.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Reared from aspen and poplar in Alberta. Known to breed in poplar (Populus spp.) elsewhere (Evans 1957, Bright 1987).
Range
From the Yukon in the west to New Brunswick in the east and south to Arizona (Evans 1957, Bright 1987).
Citation
Page Citation for Poecilonota cyanipes
Page Citation
"Species Details - Poecilonota cyanipes, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2994. 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 19 specimens of this Species.
UASM23128 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1927-08-21
UASM23142 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1927-08-14
UASM23143 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1927-08-14
UASM23144 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1927-08-14
UASM23145 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1919-07-21
UASM23148 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1930-07-21
UASM23151 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1930-07-21
UASM23155 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1916-08-27
UASM23157 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBorkent, A.
Date Collected1969-07-16
UASM23159 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1925-07-28
UASM23161 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1918-07-27
UASM23162 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1922-07-19
UASM23163 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1916-07-14
UASM23166 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1923-08-15
UASM23167 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1928-05-27
UASM23171 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1916-07-27
UASM23173 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Minnewanka
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1932-07-28
UASM23548 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1920-08-02
UASM23549 - Poecilonota cyanipes
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1916-08-08