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Metallic Wood-boring Beetle

Anthaxia quercata

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Description:

Tiny fly-like beetle with opaque, iridescent green wings.

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3 Comments

freelancing
freelancing 10 years ago

Thanks for the ID!

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Buprestidae? Anthaxia sp? Looks similar to Anthaxia quercata, but I am not sure:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/12722/bgim...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/521484/bgi...

mjgierke
mjgierke 10 years ago

This is some kind of borer beetle

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freelancing
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Kaufman, Texas, USA

Spotted on May 6, 2012
Submitted on May 6, 2012

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