Nuttall's Buprestid

Buprestis nuttalli

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Nuttall's Buprestid
Scientific Name: 
Buprestis nuttalli
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Buprestidae
Habitat
Boreal and mountain conifer forests Time of year seen: May to September Diet: Associated with lodgepole pine and white spruce
References: 
W060
Distribution

Distribution

Nt: known from 9 sites, widespread (Arctic Red, Deline, East of GBL, Yellowknife, Edzo, Ft Simpson, Hay River, Ft Smith) Bright 1987, inc. 1 from NFRC). NFRC: Northern Forestry Research Collections, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service 
5320 - 122 St., Edmonton, AB. T6H 3S5
Score: 
G
References: 
B184

Number of Occurrences

Nt: known from 9 sites, widespread (Arctic Red, Deline, East of GBL, Yellowknife, Edzo, Ft Simpson, Hay River, Ft Smith) Bright 1987, inc. 1 from NFRC). NFRC: Northern Forestry Research Collections, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service 
5320 - 122 St., Edmonton, AB. T6H 3S5
Score: 
BE
References: 
B184

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
9 sties
S Rank: 
S4S5
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks by Chandra Venables (2012) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment).; Reviewed ranks by Chandra Venables (2012-2014) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment) – no change; Reviewed in 2020 by Charlene Wood, no change
Last Updated: 
July 24, 2020

References

Habitat

  • Bercha. R. (2003) Insects of Alberta (Webpages). http://www.insectsofalberta.com/ - W060 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Bright, DE. (1978) The Metallic Wood-boring Beetles of Canada and Alaska, Part 15.. In The Insect and Arachnids of Canada, Part 2. Department of Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ont. 335 pp. - B184 Return

Range Extent

  • Bright, DE. (1978) The Metallic Wood-boring Beetles of Canada and Alaska, Part 15.. In The Insect and Arachnids of Canada, Part 2. Department of Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ont. 335 pp. - B184 Return