METALLIC WOOD BORING BEETLE

METALLIC WOOD BORING BEETLE

Spectralia gracilipes
METALLIC WOOD BORING BEETLES (Buprestidae)

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This is a small gray and white buprestid beetle about ½ inch long (10-11mm).

 

The adults are found on oak, hophornbeam and hawthorn trees. Its overall occurrence in Fontenelle Forest is not known but we would expect it to be common. This one came to lights at night.

 

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