Spectralia gracilipes (Melsheimer, 1845)

Hallinen, Marie J., Steffens, Wayne P., Schultz, Jennifer L. & Aukema, Brian H., 2021, The Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of Minnesota, with a Discussion of the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, The Coleopterists Bulletin 75 (1), pp. 173-190 : 186

105. Spectralia gracilipes (Melsheimer, 1845)

County Records (n = 26): Anoka, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington, and Winona .

Collection Dates: 14 June–27 July.

Minnesota Hosts: Unspecified in collection records. Larval hosts recorded as Fraxinus sp. , Ostrya virginiana , Quercus alba , Q. bicolor , and Q. macrocarpa . Adults also on Celtis sp. , Crataegus sp. , and Solidago sp.

Collection Method: As C. fumipennis prey.