Subject: Water Bug?
Location: SookeBC
July 2, 2017 10:35 pm
good day
just wondering if you would know that this little bug is? Live in Sooke British Columbia.
Thanks… Cheers
Signature: Laura
Dear Laura,
This is a Western Sculptured Pine Borer, Chalcophora angulicollis, a species pictured on BugGuide. According to BugGuide: “Dark brown to black, sculptures on upper side, irridescent bronze luster, especially on underside. Fly noisily when alarmed. The only western species in the genus.”