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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Metallic Wood Boring Beetles (Buprestoidea) » Metallic Wood-boring Beetles (Buprestidae) » Buprestinae » Buprestis » Red-legged Buprestis (Buprestis rufipes)
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Beetle 1 - Buprestis rufipes
Copyright © 2008 Chris R.

Beetle 1 - Buprestis rufipes
East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
My daughter found these while walking a trail in the woods.
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Contributed by Chris R. on 28 July, 2008 - 6:13pm
Last updated 2 March, 2009 - 2:34pm

Moved
Moved from Buprestis fasciata.
… Joshua P. Basham, 2 March, 2009 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

Buprestis rufipes
I have not seen many B. fasciata but I have several B. rufipes. This specimen looks more like B. rufipes than B. fasciata. I'm going to go ahead and make the move and maybe Ted, Rick, or Dennis will agree.
… Joshua P. Basham, 2 March, 2009 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Metallic Wood-boring Beetles.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 7 November, 2008 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 16 August, 2008 - 12:39pm login or register to post comments

Cypriacis fasciata, a beautiful Buprestid
a metallic Woodborer
… margarethe brummermann, 28 July, 2008 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

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