
Gaurotes cyanipennis
TL: ~10ish mm. This species has 2 color variations: purple or green. This individual was shiny purple with yellowish orange legs. They can be easily distinguished by their coloration and the bulging process between their middle legs.
Habitat: It stopped to rest briefly on some pondside vegetation in a deciduous forest

''Gaurotes cyanipennis'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Say in 1824.
Similar species: Beetles
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Jan 1, 2021. Captured Jun 12, 2020 22:03 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.