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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 » Sculptured Pine Borer (Chalcophora virginiensis)
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Sculptured Pine Borer - Chalcophora virginiensis
Copyright © 2010 Lois Stacey

Sculptured Pine Borer - Chalcophora virginiensis
Silver Bluff Audubon Center, Jackson, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
April 30, 2010
What, type of beetle is this? It was very friendly first landing on me and not really wanting to leave.

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Contributed by Lois Stacey on 30 April, 2010 - 4:05pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Andrew Williams, 30 April, 2010 - 4:27pm login or register to post comments

Metallic Wood-boring Beetle, Family Buprestidae
It might be the Sculptured Pine Borer, Chalcophora virginiensis.
Wait for an expert for accurate info. down to that level though.

Chalcophora
… Andrew Williams, 30 April, 2010 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

 
yup, C. virginiensis
yup, C. virginiensis
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 30 April, 2010 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for the quick response! New one for me.
… Lois Stacey, 30 April, 2010 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

 
schwing..
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… Andrew Williams, 30 April, 2010 - 4:27pm login or register to post comments

 
The one that has flown around
The one that has flown around and onto me was friendly as well. It follows me throughout the yard. I've taken a liking to this beetle!
… Nicci, 9 February, 2011 - 10:52am login or register to post comments

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