Explanation of Names
Temnoscheila virescens (Fabricius 1775)
Identification
Compare fine punctation of head and rounded anterior angles of pronotum with T. acuta:
Dets. Michael C. Thomas
Range
e. US (NJ-FL to MO-TX) to C. America
(1)Remarks
it seems that T. acuta is rarely blue or purple, while T. virescens often is. --M.C. Thomas, 13.IV.2009