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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Metallic Borer Beetles</title>
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		<title>Southern Sculptured Pine Borer</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/05/southern-sculptured-pine-borer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/05/southern-sculptured-pine-borer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black and White Beetle
November 4, 2009
I have been trying to identify this beetle. It is black and white (off white/beige), with 6 legs and 2 black antennae. It has wings, although I havent seen it attempt to fly. It also has a bronze metallic sheen to its underbelly. Any Ideas?
Thanks- Robin
Deland, Florida
Hi Robin,
Your lovely beetle [...]


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		<title>Jewel Beetle from India:  genus Sternocera</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/11/unknown-jewel-beetle-from-india/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/11/unknown-jewel-beetle-from-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it a jewel beetle
October 9, 2009
The Beetle Picture i took from SNGP Forest Area. First time i am saw the
beautiful insect. Pl. let me me know the id ?
Hari Iyer
Yeeor, Thane, Maharashtra, India.
Hi Hari Iyer,
Yes, this is a Jewel Beetle, one of the common names for a Metallic Wood Boring Beetle in the family [...]


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		<title>Jewel Beetle from Hawaii, but what species???</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/25/jewel-beetle-from-hawaii-but-what-species/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/25/jewel-beetle-from-hawaii-but-what-species/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is this a Jewel Beetle?
August 25, 2009
Hi there,
This little guy flew into my house. I took him back out after admiring him a bit but the very next day, there he was again, clinging to the post I hang my purse on. He&#8217;s beautiful but I don&#8217;t want him to die in here, I&#8217;ve put [...]


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		<title>Jewel Beetle</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/11/jewel-beetle-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/11/jewel-beetle-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Metallic Borer Beetles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beetle, Fluoresent green head, orange/black body
August 11, 2009
Found this at Clearlake State Park on the road (alive) less than one inch long- see image for coloring. Ranger didn&#8217;t know what it was and couldn&#8217;t find it in the books at the information center. Thanks
Mary Alberts
Kelseyville, CA on Aug. 8th 2009
Hi Mary,
This is one of the [...]


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		<title>Jewel Beetle:  Red Legged Buprestis</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/24/jewel-beetle-red-legged-buprestis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/24/jewel-beetle-red-legged-buprestis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colorful Beatle in S.E. PA
July 24, 2009
I found this beautiful bug in my garden, and I almost thought it was fake until it flew to one of my plants. I have never seen anything like it, the detailing was amazing, One picture is of the underneath and one from above. Thanks!
Sandra Diprojetto
Southeast PA, USA
Hi Sandra,
This [...]


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		<title>Sculptured Pine Borer</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/06/sculptured-pine-borer-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/06/sculptured-pine-borer-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[golden looking flying beetle
Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 6:55 AM
found this outside this morning&#8230;we are in upstate ny&#8230;may not be able to see in the photo but he is very iridescent gold and silver. very curious to know what it is.
thanks!
kyle and jaimy
olivebridge, ny 12461
Dear kyle and jaimy,
This is one of the Metallic Wood Borers [...]


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		<title>Metallic Wood Boring Beetle:  Dicerca divaricata???</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/25/metallic-wood-boring-beetle-dicerca-divaricata/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/25/metallic-wood-boring-beetle-dicerca-divaricata/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 15:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2&#8243; Long Colorful Beetle
Sun, May 24, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Found it in my sunny driveway, I live in southern Vermont and have never seen anything like this before. Definitely the most attractive looking bug I&#8217;ve ever seen
Spragels Bigels
Southern Vermont
Dear Spragels Bigels,
This is one of the Metallic Wood Boring Beetles in the family Buprestidae, sometimes called [...]


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		<title>Metallic Wood Boring Beetle</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/23/16039/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 14:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unidentified fly (?) in AZ
Fri, May 22, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Found this evening while pruning hybrid Chilean mesquite; overall length is ~16mm. Compared with images from your website, but could not find any matches. Any idea what it might be?
AJ
Phoenix, AZ
Hi AJ,
This isn&#8217;t a fly, which might explain your difficulty with the identification.  It [...]


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		<title>Metallic Wood Boring Beetle from Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/23/metallic-wood-boring-beetle-from-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/23/metallic-wood-boring-beetle-from-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boring Beetle? &#8211; Turkey
Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:39 AM
We saw these flying rather loudly around willow trees near a stream north of Gaziantep, Turkey. They were quite active and a bit skittish but once I caught one it calmed down long enough for me to get a photo. It&#8217;s about an inch and a [...]


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		<title>Cucuya or Click Beetle from Ecuador and a Tailless Whipscorpion Too!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/11/unknown-beetle-buprestid-or-elaterid-from-ecuador-and-a-tailless-whipscorpion-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Click Beetles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beetle from Cloud forest in Ecuadorian Andes
Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 8:46 PM
We just got back from Milpe in Ecuador (elevation 1500 meters) and came across this beautiful beetle. Can you ID?
BTW. We saw an almost identical Scorpion bug in the Amazon as the one noted in Thailand. I am attaching pic. Amazing how they [...]


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