Buprestis adjecta (Le Conte 1854)

Very uncommon.

July to early September.

The beetles are found from southern British Columbia south through the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico. In Alberta they have been found in the southern mountains and foothills.

Accurate identification is difficult as the species limits are not clearly understood. Male and female genitalia are diagnostic, except females are more commonly caught. Shape of the elytral apices, as reported in most keys (Helfer 1941, Bright 1987) is used to separate the species, bidentate in B. adjecta and rounded in B. intricata does. Unfortunately this character does not work very well with Alberta collected material. The beetles of B. adjecta tend to be shorter, 14.23 mm, 12.5- 16.0 mm (females, n= 11) than B. intricata. Of the specimens examined, the colour was a solid blue to iridescent green without lateral or sutural coppery regions.

Pine forests of the Rocky Mountains.

Virtually nothing is known.

The beetles are reported from a variety of pines and Englemann spruce. In Alberta this species is associated with lodgepole pine.

Buprestis adjecta is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Buprestis adjecta es una especie de escarabajo del género Buprestis, familia Buprestidae.​ Fue descrita científicamente por LeConte en 1854.​

Buprestis adjecta adalah spesies kumbang yang tergolong ke dalam famili Buprestidae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Coleoptera. Spesies Buprestis adjecta sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Buprestis.