Cottonwood-associate

Guides

• Agrilus quadriguttatus

  Four-spotted Agrilus

  Agrilus quadriguttatus is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. The species is native to North America and is among the smaller buprestid beetles utilized as prey by the specialist hunting wasp Cerceris fumipennis. Subspecific variation exists, with three recognized subspecies including the nominate form.

  Buprestidaewood-boring-beetleNorth-AmericaCerceris-fumipennis-preyriparian-forestcottonwood-associate