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Jewel Beetle

Acmaeodera tubulus

Photo by hope.martin
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Field Notes

Notes:

Tiny beetle "photo bomb" LOL! Didn't know he was there until after I took the first photo. Not finding any definitive common name but I think I got the right species (with help!)

Reference Links:

Springtime Acmaeodera | Beetles In The Bush

Species ID Suggestions

Metallic wood boring beetle

Acmaeodera sp.

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drP
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drP
I just spent a day going through the metallic wood boring beetles on Bugguide, trying to ID the ones I spotted recently. I'm feeling very confident about the genus. You might want to flip through the Acmaeodera pics at Bugguide and see if you can narrow it to a particular species.

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