Dandelion Anthaxia Beetle

Anthaxia inornata (Anthaxia expansa)

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Dandelion Anthaxia Beetle
Scientific Name: 
Anthaxia inornata (Anthaxia expansa)
Synonyms: 
Anthaxia expansa
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Buprestidae
Habitat
In Alberta adults are commonly found on flowers, in particular those of rose and dandelion. Breeds in conifers (Bright 1987). In Alberta adults have been associated with lodgepole pine and spruce.
References: 
W054
B184
Distribution

Distribution

Ft Simpson, Ft Rae, Ft Reliance, Ft Smith, Arctic Red River area (as Anthaxia expansa in Bright 1987
Score: 
G
References: 
B184

Number of Occurrences

Ft Simpson, Ft Rae, Ft Reliance, Ft Smith, Arctic Red River area (as Anthaxia expansa in Bright 1987
Score: 
BE
References: 
B184

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
Known from 6 sites, widespread below treeline (Bright 1987).
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: 
November 23, 2023

References

Habitat

  • U of Alberta (2012) Entomology Collection (webpage). http://www.entomology.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?b=Coleoptera&c=7&s=5430 - W054 Return
  • 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

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