next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects
Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-63--927004348 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Angus, On 15-May-07, at 11:33 AM, Angus MacLean wrote: > The beetle in photos DSCF 7989-90 is likely Acmaeodera pulchella. > It forms part of the Yellow-marked Buprestids which are wood-boring > beetles. The other beetle appears to be of the same (sub) family. It's true that Acmaeodera pulchella (Herbst) is large and yellow/ orange & black in coloration, but there are a number of factors that rule it out. The pattern of maculation, and overall body shape of A. pulchella is quite different. See: http://bugguide.net/node/view/4422 For a good photo. Sexton beetles have much larger and stouter legs, a different shaped pronotum, an addomen that projects beyond the end of the elytra, and prominently clubbed, lamelliforme, antennae, quite different in all these regards from buprestids. Also in Canada, A. pulchella isn't found east of Ontario and in the USA doesn't make it north of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, so it doesn't reach Atlantic Canada at all. Sexton beetles are frequently active at night and are frequently attracted to lights, so they do show up around people's homes - even when there is no carrion to be found! All the best, Chris > That's a great shot of a Green Snake. > Angus > > At 10:53 AM 5/15/2007, you wrote: >> Hi Chris and all, >> Was at my cottage these past 7 days and while out listening to a >> barred owl one night, I spotted 2 large black and red beetles >> around my outside light.One was about an inch long maybe a bit >> longer and the other was have it's size.They were only there for >> one night. I have never seen anything like them before,oh yes,the >> larger one had what looked like mites on it's back.Also have a >> couple pics of a (grass?) snake and butterflies(moths) >> >> http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2257146920025930195zjDYDK >> Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury >> >> Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton >> >> >> jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. --Apple-Mail-63--927004348 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Angus,<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On = 15-May-07, at 11:33 AM, Angus MacLean wrote:</DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">The beetle in photos DSCF 7989-90 is likely = Acmaeodera pulchella. It forms part of the Yellow-marked Buprestids = which are wood-boring beetles. The other beetle appears to be of the = same (sub) family.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">It's true that=A0<I>Acmaeodera pulchella = </I>(Herbst)=A0is large and yellow/orange & black in coloration, but = there are a number of factors that rule it out. The pattern of = maculation, and overall body shape of <I>A. pulchella</I> is quite = different. See:</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A = href=3D"http://bugguide.net/node/view/4422">http://bugguide.net/node/view/= 4422</A></DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>For = a good photo. Sexton beetles have much larger and stouter legs, a = different shaped pronotum, an addomen that projects beyond the end of = the elytra, and=A0prominently clubbed, lamelliforme, antennae, quite = different in all these regards from buprestids.=A0</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">Also in Canada, <I>A.=A0pulchella</I> isn't = found east of Ontario and in the USA doesn't make it north of = Pennsylvania and New Jersey, so it doesn't reach Atlantic Canada at all. = Sexton beetles are frequently active at night and are frequently = attracted to lights, so they do show up around people's homes - even = when there is no carrion to be found!</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>All the best,</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE = type=3D"cite"><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">That's a great shot of a Green = Snake.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Angus</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">At 10:53 = AM 5/15/2007, you wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Hi Chris and all,</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Was at = my cottage these past 7 days and while out listening to a barred owl one = night, I spotted 2 large black and red beetles around my outside = light.One was about an inch long maybe a bit longer and the other was = have it's size.They were only there for one night. I have never seen = anything like them before,oh yes,the larger one had what looked like = mites on it's back.Also have a couple pics of a (grass?) snake and = butterflies(moths)</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2257146920025930195zjDYDK">http= ://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2257146920025930195zjDYDK</A></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0