This is one of the beautifully iridescent wood boring beetles, called the golden buprestid beetle, or jewel beetle. It wouldn't stop moving and shimmering in the sun - I imagine it's the hummingbird of the beetle world!
I found this beauty amongst the grass blades at the base of our broken, weeping birch. These beetles use recently dead or dying trees to lay their eggs, so I'm wondering whether its presence is a sign that our birch's days are numbered.
It's in the same grouping as the invasive Emerald Ash Borer, so I needed to check it out.
1 comment:
Steven says that is a gorgeous beetle.
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