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Description:

This pretty little guy landed on me on the summit of MT Howard.

1 Species ID Suggestions

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago
Golden buprestid
Buprestis aurulenta Golden Buprestid - Buprestis aurulenta - BugGuide.Net


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1 Comment

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Interesting woodborer - it usually has 3 or 4 year life cycle but larvae trapped in milled lumber may bore for 20-30 years or longer before emerging as adults!

Dan R
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Dan R

Oregon, USA

Spotted on Jul 17, 2011
Submitted on Jul 22, 2011

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