Insects and Spiders - native

Pine Trogossitid Beetle (Temnoscheila chlorodia) on Jun 25, 2025

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Description of specimen

Beetle has a black body with green shimmer to it with an elongated body.

Commentary

Thank you for your report! That appears to be a "Bark-gnawing beetle", Temnoscheila chlorodia. They live under bark of felled conifers, and feed on other insects.

Tom Valente
June 27, 2025, 8:48 a.m.

Resources

This is a beneficial predator and a native bark-gnawing beetle. See more photos on iNaturalist.

Location

The beetle was found in the shaving of some fallen trees at my residence. We fell a pine, cedar, and an ash tree after a large oak fell next to the house.

Expert Reviewer

Tom Valente
Oregon Department of Agriculture

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