Acmaeodera xanthosticta

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Acmaeodera xanthosticta
Photograph of the beetle on a leaf. It is dark or black with large yellow dots along it back.
Acmaeodera xanthosticta in Colombia. Source: (c) Jorge I. Merchán Mayorga, 2022 (CC BY-SA)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Acmaeodera
Species:
A. xanthosticta
Binomial name
Acmaeodera xanthosticta
Laporte & Gory, 1835
Synonyms[1]
  • Acmaeodera amazonica Nonfried, 1895
  • Acmaeodera bisseptemguttata Marseul, 1867
  • Acmaeodera confusa Fisher, 1925

Acmaeodera xanthosticta is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, North America, and South America.[1][2][3]

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