Flatheaded Appletree Borer - Chrysobothris femorata

Total length: ~10 mm. I was taking a picture of the gall on this oak leaf when this little beetle landed on the leaf. It was only there for a split second, but I managed to at least get a shot of it before it flew off!

Habitat: Along a nature trail - with lots of apple trees - on the edge of a deciduous forest.

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Ferdy Christant

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First in this genus, yet the genus has a whopping 690 species, totally did not expect that. Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Cool, and surprising! I had been lamenting the fact that I rarely see buprestids, and not long after spotted this one. Posted 7 years ago

The Flatheaded appletree borer

''Chrysobothris femorata'', the flatheaded appletree borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Christine Young