Insects and Spiders - native

Golden Buprestid Beetle (Buprestis aurulenta) on Jul 19, 2022

Originally reported as Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)

Submitter does not have a specimen

Description of specimen

Please see photograph. I’m not positive of my identification.

Commentary

Hello Donnie, thank you for the report! Fortunately, this is a golden buprestid beetle. They are common in the pacific northwest and considered generally harmless.

Mariah Davis
July 20, 2022, 5:30 a.m.