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Flat-headed wood borer

Chalcophora japonica

Photo by Noah N.
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Gold/copper and green colored. Segmented legs and antennae. Divots in shell which comes to a point.

Habitat:

Found at the base of a tree mid-day.

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Chalcophora japonica

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