Acmaeodera alicia

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Acmaeodera alicia
two black Acmaeodera alicia beetles, the one of the left has four rows symmetrical orange spots on its back, whereas the one on the right is plain black
Acmaeodera alicia beetles
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Acmaeodera
Species:
A. alicia
Binomial name
Acmaeodera alicia
Fall, 1899

Acmaeodera alicia is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America, Mexico, and the Southwest United States.[1] Larval hosts include Acacia and Cercidium and adult hosts include Baileya, Ferocactus, and Hymenothrix.[4]

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