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Metallic Wood-boring Beetles (Family: Buprestidae)

Also called jewel beetles because many have a metallic shine as on some jewelry. The infamous emerald ash borer belongs to this family, but most are pretty harmless to trees.
Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)
Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)
Metallic wood-boring beetle probably Agrilus sp.
Metallic wood-boring beetle probably Agrilus sp.
Buprestid beetle (agrilus cyanescens)
Buprestid beetle (agrilus cyanescens)
Jewel beetle (Buprestid sp.)
Jewel beetle (Buprestid sp.)

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