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Metallic Wood Boring Beetle from Panama

Posted by November 8th, 2005 at 1:00 am

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Accurate ID on the following Buprestid beetle
Would appreciate an accurate scientific ID on this buprestid.
Thanks
Dick Beckett
Balboa Ancon Panama

buprestid panama Metallic Wood Boring Beetle from Panama

Hi Dick,
We have problems with exact species identification from the tropics. Your photo shows a beautiful Metallic Wood Boring Beetle. According to Eric Eaton: “The giant metallic woodborer from Panama should turn out to be Euchroma gigantea. “

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