Flatheaded Conifer Borer

Dicerca tenebrosa knulli

A subspecies of Buprestid beetle.
Flatheaded Conifer Borer (Dicerca tenebrosa knulli) At the disturbed edge of a dense mixed forest (near fallen red pines). https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79753/metallic_wood-boring_beetle_dicerca_sp.html Dicerca tenebrosa knulli,Flatheaded Conifer Borer,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Distribution

WV-MD-FL(1) + TN
Flatheaded Conifer Borer (Dicerca tenebrosa knulli) At the disturbed edge of a dense mixed forest (near fallen red pines). https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79754/metallic_wood-boring_beetle_dicerca_sp.html Dicerca tenebrosa knulli,Flatheaded Conifer Borer,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Habitat

Adults typically found on or near Pinus echinata and P. virginiana

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyBuprestidae
GenusDicerca
SpeciesDicerca tenebrosa knulli
Photographed in
United States of America