Species Details

Dichelonyx backii

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SeasonalityAdults collected in early summer from May to July. IdentificationAdults 7-8.5 mm, somewhat variable in color but head and pronotum as well as tibiae and femori very dark brown to black. Elytra brilliant green to blue green with metallic sheen, easy to confuse with Dichelonyx fulgida but smaller and lacks any orange or reddish medial overtones on the elytra.

Scientific Name Dichelonyx backii Habitat Plains, subalpine, often found on or near wild rose, conifers, sometimes on hazel. Seasonality Adults collected in early summer from May to July. Identification
Adults 7-8.5 mm, somewhat variable in color but head and pronotum as well as tibiae and femori very dark brown to black. Elytra brilliant green to blue green with metallic sheen, easy to confuse with Dichelonyx…
Adults 7-8.5 mm, somewhat variable in color but head and pronotum as well as tibiae and femori very dark brown to black. Elytra brilliant green to blue green with metallic sheen, easy to confuse with Dichelonyx fulgida but smaller and lacks any orange or reddish medial overtones on the elytra.
Life History Larvae are C-shaped "white grubs". Conservation Fairly common, often occurring in large numbers at one locality. Diet Info Larvae fossorial, feed on roots, adults often found feeding on flowers of wild roses Rosa woodsii. Range In Alberta found as far north as Edmonton.
Dichelonyx backii
Dichelonyx backii

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"Species Details - Dichelonyx backii, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5422. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Authorship

Name Peterson, R. A.
Role species page author
Date 2004

Specimen Information

There are 190 specimens of this Species.

190 results plotted on map in 15 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM32988 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByGooding, R.; Wilkie, M. Date Collected1970-06-24

UASM32989 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Beaver Creek Collected ByCarr, F. S. Date Collected1926-05-17

UASM32990 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calgary Date Collected1922-06-14

UASM32991 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton Collected ByStrickland, E. H. Date Collected1938-06-26

UASM32992 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Happy Valley Date Collected1926-05-26

UASM32993 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Collected ByCarr, F. S. Date Collected1925-07-03

UASM32994 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wetaskiwin Collected ByMorrison, F. O. Date Collected1936-06-21

UASM32995 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Collected ByCarr, F. S. Date Collected1925-07-01

UASM32996 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByCarr, F. S. Date Collected1915-06-19

UASM32997 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByCarr, F. S. Date Collected1915-06-19

UASM32998 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByCarr, F. S. Date Collected1915-06-19

UASM32999 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByCarr, F. S. Date Collected1915-06-03

UASM33000 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByCarr, F. S. Date Collected1915-06-03

UASM52893 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByHochachka, P. Date Collected1958-06-22

UASM52894 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByHochachka, P. Date Collected1958-06-22

UASM52895 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByHochachka, P. Date Collected1958-06-22

UASM52896 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByHochachka, P. Date Collected1958-06-22

UASM52897 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByHochachka, P. Date Collected1958-06-22

UASM52898 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByHochachka, P. Date Collected1958-06-22

UASM52899 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByHochachka, P. Date Collected1958-06-22

UASM52900 - Dichelonyx backii

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByHochachka, P. Date Collected1958-06-22

Adult Seasonal Distribution