Golden Buprestid Beetle (Buprestis aurulenta) on Apr 30, 2023
Originally reported as A metallic wood-boring beetle (Agrilus cyanescens)
Submitter does not have a specimen
Description of specimen
Bright green beautiful bug
Commentary
Thank you for your report! This is not EAB. It's a native member of the Metallic Wood-boring beetle family, the Golden Buprestid, Buprestis aurulenta. These beetles are larger and less slender than EAB. They are not tree killers. Their grubs live in dead conifers.
There are a number of iridescent green look-alike beetles in Oregon that are not pests. I am attaching a link to the ODA EAB webpage with some photos of other Oregon insects that could be mistaken for EAB
Had my shop door open and was doing work in and out of the shop and I noticed a bright bug on the floor. I took pictures and sent them to my family group chat and my daughter in law sent the link on the bug so I’m reporting it.
There are a number of iridescent green look-alike beetles in Oregon that are not pests. I am attaching a link to the ODA EAB webpage with some photos of other Oregon insects that could be mistaken for EAB
https://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/IPPM/SurveyTreatment/Documents/EABLookAlikes.pdf
Thanks for being on the lookout!
Tom Valente
May 1, 2023, 1:42 a.m.