Black & White Bug
July 14, 2010
These photos were taken at around 5:20PM in Northeastern Ohio (Strongsville to be exact) on July 14th.
Lindsay Blaha
Strongsville, OH
Hi Lindsay,
We did a quick search of the family Buprestidae on BugGuide in an attempt to quickly identify your Metallic Wood Boring Beetle. We did not have any luck, and this will require a more thorough search. We are posting your letter to see if any of our readers can identify your Metallic Wood Boring Beetle. It appears your specimen is a female judging by the pointed ovipositor at the tail end of her abdomen.
Ed Note: Correction
Mardikavana wrote in with a comment correcting our identification. This species, Hoshihananomia octopunctata, is actually one of the Tumbling Flower Beetles and there is more information available on BugGuide.
This little beetle is the member of Mordellidae. Species is Hoshihananomia octopunctata
Hi Mardikavana,
Thanks so much for correcting our egregious error.