Report #4347 - Report: Golden Buprestid Beetle (Buprestis aurulenta)

Golden Buprestid Beetle (Buprestis aurulenta) on Jul 14, 2022

Originally reported as Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)

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Description of specimen

Small and emerald green just like the pictures

Commentary

This luckily is the Golden Jewel Beetle (Bubrestis Aurulenta). Native to the Northwest. This bug is allowed to live free and wild, no need to exterminate, and you will continue to find them this time of year.
-Michael, TCSWCD

Michael Blankenship
July 18, 2022, 1 a.m.

Golden Buprestid Beetle (Buprestis aurulenta) on Jul 14, 2022

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