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Jewel beetle

Buprestis langii

Description:

Roughly 15-18 millimeters in body length, metallic green with ivory markings as shown.

Habitat:

Found on an aspen leaf on zoo grounds. Native habitat is mixed conifer forest with some aspen, cottonwood, Gambel's oak, chokecherry, and many ornamental trees and shrubs.

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1 Comment

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Jade maybe. Nice one Eric.

BugEric
Spotted by
BugEric

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Jul 9, 2011
Submitted on Jan 30, 2014

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