Glittery emerald green beetle. Some say it’s the Emerald Ash Beetle.
Commentary
Dear Gwen, you are very lucky to have spotted this metallic wood boring insect. It is not an Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), but the native buprestid Trachykele blondeli blondeli. They are rarely seen, according to my buprestid expert. They attack juniper. Thank you, Helmuth Rogg, Oregon Department of Agriculture
Helmuth Rogg
June 29, 2020, 1:49 a.m.