More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Beetles of Zihuatanejo
ORDER COLEOPTERA
Acmaeodera trizonalis
Acmaeodera trizonalis
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-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 trizonalis
Acmaeodera trizonalis is a species of jewel beetle in the family Buprestidae, belonging to the genus Acmaeodera. This genus includes a variety of beetles recognized for their colorful, often patterned bodies and association with flowering plants and woody habitats. The body is black with three distinct red bands across the elytra (hence the name "trizonalis," meaning "three-zoned").














