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Species Details
Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
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.
Citation
Page Citation for Dichelonyx backii
Page Citation
"Species Details - Dichelonyx backii, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5422/9-86525. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 190 specimens of this Species.
UASM52964 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek
Collected ByHochachka, P.
Date Collected1958-06-22
UASM52965 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek
Collected ByHochachka, P.
Date Collected1958-06-22
UASM55101 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1924-07-05
UASM72841 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1924-07-05
UASM73301 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hwy 505
Collected ByShorthouse, J. D.; Shorthouse, M. R.
Date Collected2002-07-07
UASM73302 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hwy 505
Collected ByShorthouse, J. D.; Shorthouse, M. R.
Date Collected2002-07-07
UASM73303 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hwy 505
Collected ByShorthouse, J. D.; Shorthouse, M. R.
Date Collected2002-07-07
UASM73304 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hwy 505
Collected ByShorthouse, J. D.; Shorthouse, M. R.
Date Collected2002-07-07
UASM73305 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hwy 505
Collected ByShorthouse, J. D.; Shorthouse, M. R.
Date Collected2002-07-07
UASM73306 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hwy 505
Collected ByShorthouse, J. D.; Shorthouse, M. R.
Date Collected2002-07-07
UASM73307 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hwy 505
Collected ByShorthouse, J. D.; Shorthouse, M. R.
Date Collected2002-07-07
UASM73308 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Smoky Lake
Date Collected1922-06-26
UASM73309 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Smoky Lake
Date Collected1922-06-26
UASM73310 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Smoky Lake
Date Collected1922-06-26
UASM73311 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Smoky Lake
Date Collected1922-06-26
UASM73312 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Mundare
Date Collected1922-06-10
UASM73313 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Mundare
Date Collected1922-06-10
UASM73314 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blairmore
Collected ByGooding, R. H.
Date Collected1966-06-29
UASM73315 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blairmore
Collected ByGooding, R. H.
Date Collected1966-06-29
UASM73316 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blairmore
Collected ByGooding, R. H.
Date Collected1966-06-29
UASM73317 - Dichelonyx backii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blairmore
Collected ByGooding, R. H.
Date Collected1966-06-29