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BG2664 E6024 - Buprestis rufipes
Copyright © 2009 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

BG2664 E6024 - Buprestis rufipes
Barney Farm, Hwy 103, 1.0 mi. NW Washington, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
August 22, 2009
Size: body length 21.2 mm
We have identified this buprestid as Buprestis rufipes.
Confirmation/correction would be appreciated.
Gayle

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 15 December, 2009 - 12:02am
Last updated 7 February, 2010 - 3:00pm

Moved
Moved from Metallic Wood-boring Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 15 December, 2009 - 5:51am

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