Acmaeodera pulchella (Herbst, 1801)

Hallinen, Marie J., Steffens, Wayne P., Schultz, Jennifer L. & Aukema, Brian H., 2021, The Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of Minnesota, with a Discussion of the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, The Coleopterists Bulletin 75 (1), pp. 173-190 : 175

1. Acmaeodera pulchella (Herbst, 1801)

County Records (n = 147): Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Doulas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, and Winona .

Collection Dates: 13 June–12 September.

Minnesota Hosts: Adults collected on “prairie flowers”, including Achillea millefolium L., Coreopsis palmata Nutt. , Echinacea angustifolia DC. , and Rudbeckia hirta L. (all Asteraceae ). Larval hosts recorded as Crataegus spp. (Rosaceae) and Gleditsia triacanthos L. ( Fabaceae ). Adults also recorded on Quercus alba L. ( Fagaceae ).

Collection Method: On prairie flowers, by Malaise trap, and as C. fumipennis prey.