Insects and Spiders - native

Golden Buprestid Beetle (Buprestis aurulenta) on Aug 10, 2022

Originally reported as Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)

Submitter has sample

Description of specimen

Bright metallic green insect about 1 inch long.

Commentary

None

Resources

Golden Buprestid Beetle information from iNaturalist

Location

Dropped out of one of our trees and actually hit my toddler on the head in our back yard. He's very interested in bugs and asked what it was. We have it in a container.

Expert Reviewer

Josh Vlach
Oregon Department of Agriculture

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