SeasonalityJuly.IdentificationIn this species, the beetle's elytra are reddish or have a purple tinge at the apex. The head is green on the front turning coppery brown on the top in the male or entirely coppery in the female.
Scientific NameAgrilus crataegiSeasonality
July.
Identification
In this species, the beetle's elytra are reddish or have a purple tinge at the apex. The head is green on the front turning coppery brown on the top in the male or entirely coppery in the female.
Diet Info
Reared from hawthorn.
Range
The range is primarily in eastern Canada and south through eastern United States with a disjunct population in Alberta (Bright 1987). Extensive thickets of hawthorn are found in the Cypress Hills.
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Page Citation for Agrilus crataegi
Page Citation
"Species Details - Agrilus crataegi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3237. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
References
AuthorBright, D. E.
TitleThe Metallic Wood-boring Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Coleoptera: Buprestidae.
Publication Date1987
Pages335
Specimen Information
There are 29 specimens of this Species.
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29 results plotted on map in 2 markers. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.