Insects and Spiders - native

Golden Buprestid Beetle (Buprestis aurulenta) on Jul 11, 2022

Originally reported as Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)

Submitter has sample

Description of specimen

The beetle flew into my arm, then we live captured it (I have it in a container).

Commentary

Please release it, it is golden buprestid, a native and not a problematic pest. Please see this emerald ash borer fact sheet which shows some common look-alikes: http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/ForestBenefits/Pages/ForestHealth.aspx

Christine Buhl
July 11, 2022, 12:23 p.m.

Resources

Golden Buprestid Beetle information from iNaturalist

Location

My backyard, on the edge of a small container pond.

Expert Reviewer

Christine Buhl
Oregon Dept. of Forestry

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