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Golden Buprestid

Buprestis aurulenta

Spotting Image 1

Habitat:

Found this in an outdoor parking lot in Seattle

1 Species ID Suggestions

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oxyjack
oxyjack 11 years ago
Golden Buprestid
Buprestis aurulenta Species Buprestis aurulenta - Golden Buprestid - BugGuide.Net


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4 Comments

freelancing
freelancing 11 years ago

Looks like a type of wood boring beetle.

Nunito Nick
Nunito Nick 11 years ago

Beetle bug? so colorful, nice "catch" :)

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 11 years ago

Very pretty!

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CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 11 years ago

What a beautiful beetle! Beetles are a type of arthropod so you'll need to change the category. I hope you get an ID!

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nicole.densmore
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nicole.densmore

Seattle, Washington, USA

Spotted on May 19, 2012
Submitted on May 23, 2012

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