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Wood Boring Beetle larva

Buprestidae

Description:

Segmented, legless, cream colored, flat somewhat triangular head

Habitat:

Found in a dead mesquite tree

Notes:

Creepy looking!

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3 Comments

MikeMeyers
MikeMeyers 11 years ago

That's gross. They do, however, yield some fantastic looking beetles!

freelancing
freelancing 11 years ago

That is very creepy!

You should add this to the Beetles in Texas mission:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1137...

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

nice spotting!

JudieStanford
Spotted by
JudieStanford

Texas, USA

Spotted on Mar 4, 2012
Submitted on May 6, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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