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Sculpted Pine Borer

Chalcophora virginiensis

Description:

3/4", silver and shiny bronze

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted this at Fireman's Park. It's the only one of these I've ever seen. It was on a small shrub just beside the trail.

No species ID suggestions

3 Comments

dandoucette
dandoucette 10 months ago

Thanks jgorneau, that's what I was thinking too. Thanks Courtney, yeah, I'm lucky I spotted it on a shrub, probably would have walked right by it on a tree.

Jakubko
Jakubko 10 months ago

Looks like it to me: Sculpted Pine Borer, Chalcophora virginiensis:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/360641

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 10 months ago

Very cool Dan, I bet this little guy camouflages well on a tree trunk.

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Lat: 43.14, Long: -79.11

Spotted on May 19, 2012
Submitted on Jun 28, 2012

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