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Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer beetle

Chalcophora virginiensis

Description:

A beetle with a metallic and shiny-looking carapace. The larva tunnel through the cambium tissue of conifers and can kill a tree if it's heavily infested.

Habitat:

Conifer forests across the U.S.

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Heather R
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Heather R

Florida, USA

Spotted on May 19, 2015
Submitted on May 19, 2016

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