Large-buprestid

Guides

• Gyascutus planicosta

  Gyascutus planicosta is a large metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. Adults reach up to 50 mm in length and display brilliant metallic coloration. The species occurs in the desert southwest of North America, with larvae developing in living roots of host plants rather than dead wood. Three subspecies are recognized, with G. p. obliteratus occurring in western Texas and southern New Mexico.

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