Golden Buprestid Beetle (Buprestis aurulenta) on Jul 24, 2025
Originally reported as Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)
Submitter does not have a specimen
Description of specimen
Very shiny beetle
Commentary
Thank you for your report! This is not EAB. This is a native jewel beetle, the Golden Buprestid (Buprestis aurulenta). They are larger and less slender than EAB. They are not tree killers. Their grubs feed in dead conifers.
Tom Valente
July 25, 2025, 7:54 a.m.