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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.

Read More + 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.