Buprestid beetle
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Buprestid beetle
Hi all,
This is a beetle that I found dead recently and wonder if anyone knows what kind it is? I live in Arizona, USA at and elevation of around 4,000ft (grasslands) but we recently went wheeling at approximately 6,000ft (oak-pine) and this little dude was found on the roof of our car.
Thanks in advance!
This is a beetle that I found dead recently and wonder if anyone knows what kind it is? I live in Arizona, USA at and elevation of around 4,000ft (grasslands) but we recently went wheeling at approximately 6,000ft (oak-pine) and this little dude was found on the roof of our car.
Thanks in advance!
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Re: Buprestid beetle
Gyascutus caelatus -bethanyfarah wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:46 pm Hi all,
This is a beetle that I found dead recently and wonder if anyone knows what kind it is? I live in Arizona, USA at and elevation of around 4,000ft (grasslands) but we recently went wheeling at approximately 6,000ft (oak-pine) and this little dude was found on the roof of our car.
Thanks in advance!
https://bugguide.net/node/view/71339
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Re: Buprestid beetle
Oh wow some of them can be really yellow! Thanks!
Re: Buprestid beetle
Why not something in Hippomelas?
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Re: Buprestid beetle
I believe you are correct; this does look more like Hippomelas than Gyascutus -
https://bugguide.net/node/view/71338
Both of these genera are in the subtribe Hippomelanina -
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1042069
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