Latin Name:
Anthaxia inornata
(T.
Thormin, det.)
Length: 5 to 6 mm
Range: Throughout Alberta
Habitat: Conifer forests
Time of year seen: May to July (Additional Sightings)
Diet: Pollen - typically found on rose or dandelion
Other: A. inornata is a common dull black member of the Buprestidae
family. It is found throughout much of Canada and is associated with
both spruce and lodgepole pine in Alberta. At times it may be quite
numerous on wildrose or yellow dandelion like flowers.
Location: Jumpingpound Loop, AB
Date: June 25, 2006
