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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Buprestoidea » Metallic Wood-boring Beetles (Buprestidae) » Chrysochroinae » Chrysochroini » Chalcophora » Western Sculptured Pine Borer (Chalcophora angulicollis)
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Black and White Beetle? - Chalcophora angulicollis
Copyright © 2009 Terri Dalbotten

Black and White Beetle? - Chalcophora angulicollis
Spruce Grove Campground on the Entiat River-elevation about 2900 feet., Chelan County, Washington, USA
June 26, 2009
Size: About 1 and 1/2 inches
Found this beetle on the stump pictured here. Another one landed on my husband's back. Maybe they were mates as they seemed to like each other when we put them together. Can anyone tell us what kind of beetle this is and if they are harmful or beneficial to trees?
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Contributed by Terri Dalbotten on 28 June, 2009 - 3:05pm
Last updated 30 May, 2011 - 11:23pm

Buprestids in general are con
Buprestids in general are considered pests of trees.
… Jason Hansen, 3 July, 2009 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

This is a buprestid called Ch
This is a buprestid called Chalcophora angulicollis
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 28 June, 2009 - 4:06pm login or register to post comments

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