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Fletcher Wildlife Garden | all galleries >> Beetles (Coleoptera) of the FWG (23 Galleries) >> Metallic Wood-boring Beetles (Family: Buprestidae) > Jewel beetle (Buprestid sp.)
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19-AUG-2010 Jeewa

Jewel beetle (Buprestid sp.)

Jeewa sent me this photo today and I was happy to tell her it was a Buprestid beetle, a new one for our FWG list. They are beautiful jewel-like beetles, and vary in size. Fortunately, this one is not green, which could indicate the Emerald Ash borer. Most Buprestids are not invasive or problematical, the way the ash-borer is. And yes, the ash borers are Buprestids.

Canon EOS Rebel T1i
1/1600s f/5.6 at 250.0mm iso800 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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