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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) » Unidentified Larvae
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Worm - Flat Head
Copyright © 2005 MeganLevine

Worm - Flat Head
Sandy Hook, Mississippi, USA
November 4, 2005
Size: about an inch
Found under some bark from a tree blown down by huricane Katrina.
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Contributed by MeganLevine on 6 November, 2005 - 9:20am
Last updated 15 December, 2007 - 5:10am

Oops!
My mistake. I didn't look closely enough :-)Moved back to UI larvae *under* Buprestidae from Metallic Wood-boring Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 15 December, 2007 - 5:10am login or register to post comments

Definitely Buprestidae.
Moved from Unidentified Larvae.
… Jim McClarin, 15 December, 2007 - 5:06am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Metallic Wood-boring Beetles.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 14 December, 2007 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

Buprestid beetle larvae
So-called metalic borers, flat-head borers, or jewel beetles. I've never had any success rearing buprestids to see what they look like as adults. Once I remove them from under the bark, they last no more than a week it seems. Here's a link to the guide pages.
… Jim McClarin, 6 November, 2005 - 9:29am login or register to post comments

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