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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Acmaeodera scalaris
Acmaeodera scalaris

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-Elateriform Beetles (Infraorder Elateriformia)

-Superfamily Buprestoidea

-Jewel Beetles Family (Buprestidae)

-Subfamily Polycestinae

-Tribe Acmaeoderini

-Genus Acmaeodera

-Acmaeodera scalaris


Acmaeodera scalaris is a species of jewel beetle in the family Buprestidae, specifically within the genus Acmaeodera. Known for their elongated, often brightly patterned bodies, members of this genus are commonly found in areas with abundant flowering plants. The larvae develop as wood-borers, feeding on the cambium or other woody tissues of trees and shrubs.They may target both living and dead wood, contributing to natural decomposition processes.

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