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Chrysobothris chrysoela chrysoela
Photo#171941
Copyright © 2008
Scott Justis
Beetle ID -
Chrysobothris chrysoela
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
March 1, 2008
Size: ~10mm
Beautiful shiny black and copper colored beetle. Apologies for the bad lighting. Just bought a new flash setup and didn't quite have the settings right :^O
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Contributed by
Scott Justis
on 3 March, 2008 - 10:43pm
Last updated 24 July, 2013 - 2:07pm
Moved
Moved from
Chrysobothris chrysoela
.
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Richard L. Westcott
, 24 July, 2013 - 2:07pm
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Looks like...
...Chrysobothris chrysoela (family Buprestidae) - an early spring southeastern U.S. species whose larvae bore through dead branches of a variety of deciduous trees.
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Ted C. MacRae
, 4 March, 2008 - 12:52am
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Thank you
for the ID. There are a number of dead trees in the area where I found this beetle.
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Scott Justis
, 4 March, 2008 - 9:17am
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