Walsh's Jewel Beetle (Ptosima walshii) wildspecies.ca

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Vulnerable

Present in 1 region

This species is Native in Canada

Migratory species: No

Taxonomic group:

Beetles

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Walsh's Jewel Beetle

In English, species in the family Buprestidae are named "Jewel Beetle", except for genus Agrilus.

French common name:

Bupreste de Walsh

In French, species in the family Buprestidae are named "Bupreste" (masculine), except for genus Agrilus.

Year	English common name	French common name
2020	Walsh's Jewel Beetle	Bupreste de Walsh

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Hexapoda

Class

Insecta

Subclass

Pterygota

Infraclass

Neoptera

Superorder

Holometabola

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2020	Ptosima walshii	Buprestidae	Coleoptera

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2020	Vulnerable	New species.	New information not reflecting genuine change.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2020	Vulnerable - N3?

Yukon
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2020	Vulnerable - S3?

Quebec
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2020

Labrador
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2020	Not Present