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Anthaxia quercata
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Copyright © 2005
Bill Johnson
Metallic Wood Borer -
Anthaxia quercata
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
June 10, 2004
Is this a Hickory Twig Borer - Anthaxia viridifrons?
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Contributed by
Bill Johnson
on 22 January, 2005 - 1:18am
Last updated 30 May, 2011 - 4:07pm
Moved
Moved from
Anthaxia quercata
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Joshua P. Basham
, 5 September, 2009 - 12:33pm
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Moved
Moved from
Anthaxia
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Joshua P. Basham
, 8 September, 2006 - 8:52pm
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Bill, this is not an Anthaxia
Bill, this is not an Anthaxia viridifrons. An Anthaxia viridifrons is almost all brown with a little green. But I will see if I can figure this out for you.
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Joshua P. Basham
, 13 August, 2005 - 10:42pm
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Anthaxia quercata
I am very sorry that it took me so long to get back to this specimen. This is a male Anthaxia quercata. This is a great shot of this species.
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Joshua P. Basham
, 8 September, 2006 - 8:52pm
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