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Agrilus delicatulus
Agrilus delicatulus is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. The species was described by Waterhouse in 1889 and occurs in Central America and North America. As a member of the hyperdiverse genus Agrilus, it shares the general biology of twig and branch borers that develop in recently dead wood.
Buprestidae Agrilus jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle North-America Central-America Waterhouse-1889
Agrilus diospyroides
Agrilus diospyroides is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It was described by Josef N. Knull in 1942. The species is found in North America. Beyond its taxonomic description and general distribution, specific details regarding its biology, host associations, and morphology remain poorly documented in the available literature.
Buprestidae Agrilus North-America Knull-1942 Diospyros jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle poorly-known-species data-deficient
Agrilus duncani
Agrilus duncani is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Josef Knull in 1929. It belongs to the hyperdiverse genus Agrilus, which contains nearly 4,000 described species and may represent the largest genus in the animal kingdom. The species is recorded from both Central America and North America.
Buprestidae jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle Agrilus Coleoptera North-America Central-America Knull-1929
Agrilus egeniformis
Agrilus egeniformis is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Champlain and Knull in 1923. It is found in North America and has been reared from honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) and western soapberry (Sapindus saponaria). The species is one of several jewel beetles associated with honey locust, though unlike the economically significant Agrilus difficilis, it develops in dead wood rather than living trees. Adults are relatively large for the genus and can be distinguished from similar species by specific morphological features.
Buprestidae jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle honey-locust western-soapberry dead-wood-breeder North-America Oklahoma
Agrilus egenus
Bronze-fronted Locust Agrilus
Agrilus egenus is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, first described by Gory in 1841. This species is found in North America, with confirmed records from Canada (Ontario, Québec) and the United States. It belongs to the large genus Agrilus, which contains numerous species associated with woody plants. The species has been collected from Robinia neomexicana (New Mexican locust) in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.
Buprestidae Agrilus metallic-wood-boring-beetle North-America Robinia locust
Agrilus eleanorae
Agrilus eleanorae is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Fisher in 1928. The species is distributed across Central America and North America. Like other members of the hyperdiverse genus Agrilus, it is presumed to develop as a larva in woody plant tissue, though specific host associations and biological details remain undocumented.
Buprestidae Agrilus metallic-wood-boring-beetle North-America Central-America Fisher-1928 Coleoptera
Agrilus esperanzae
Esperanza Ranch Agrilus
Agrilus esperanzae is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It was described by Knull in 1935. The species has been documented in Central America and North America, with specific collecting records from Texas. Adults are attracted to flowers of Tiquilia canescens (shrubby tiquilia).
Buprestidae Agrilus metallic-wood-boring-beetle Texas flower-visitor Tiquilia Val-Verde-County Knull-1935
Agrilus exsapindi
Agrilus exsapindi is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Vogt in 1949. It belongs to the hyperdiverse genus Agrilus, which contains nearly 4,000 described species and may represent the largest genus in the animal kingdom. The species is known from North America, though specific details regarding its biology, host associations, and distribution within that range remain poorly documented. Like most members of its genus, it is presumed to be a twig or branch borer utilizing woody plants for larval development.
Buprestidae Agrilus jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle North-America Coleoptera
Agrilus felix
Agrilus felix is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It occurs in Central America and North America. Like other members of the genus Agrilus, it is presumed to be associated with woody plants, though specific host associations remain undocumented. The species was described by Horn in 1891.
Buprestidae jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle Agrilus North-America Central-America
Agrilus ferrisi
Agrilus ferrisi is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Dury in 1908. It is native to North America and belongs to the hyperdiverse genus Agrilus, which contains hundreds of species of jewel beetles. The species is associated with Celtis (hackberry) as a larval host, with adults emerging from dead or dying branches. It is one of many Agrilus species that are difficult to distinguish without close examination.
Buprestidae jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle wood-borer Celtis hackberry North-America Oklahoma
Agrilus fisherellus
Agrilus fisherellus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Obenberger in 1936. The species is distributed across Central America and North America. Like other members of the hyperdiverse genus Agrilus, it is presumed to develop as a larva in woody plant tissue, though specific host associations and biological details remain undocumented.
Buprestidae Agrilus metallic-wood-boring-beetle Central-America North-America Obenberger-1936 jewel-beetle
Agrilus gillespiensis
Enchanted Rock Agrilus
Agrilus gillespiensis is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Knull in 1947. The species is a west Texas specialty, with records from the Big Bend region and adjacent areas of New Mexico. Adults have been collected from flowers of Echinocereus enneacanthus carnosus (strawberry cactus) and Opuntia camanchica (tulip pricklypear cactus), suggesting a floral association uncommon for the genus. The specific epithet refers to Gillespie County, Texas, though the species has a broader distribution in the region. Like other members of the enormous genus Agrilus, it presumably develops as a larva in dead woody branches, though no confirmed larval host records are documented.
jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle cactus-flower-visitor Chihuahuan-Desert Big-Bend rare west-Texas-endemic
Agrilus granulatus
granulate poplar borer
Agrilus granulatus, commonly known as the granulate poplar borer, is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found across North America and is strongly associated with Populus species as its larval host. The species has been divided into four subspecies, with the nominate form A. g. granulatus restricted to areas east of the Rocky Mountains. Adults are typically collected by beating branches of host plants, particularly those showing recent dieback.
Buprestidae Agrilinae wood-boring-beetle Populus cottonwood poplar North-America granulate-poplar-borer jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle Agrilus-granulatus-granulatus Agrilus-granulatus-liragus Agrilus-granulatus-mojavei Agrilus-granulatus-populi
Agrilus hazardi
Agrilus hazardi is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America. The species was described by Josef N. Knull in 1966. Like other members of the genus Agrilus, it is presumed to develop as larvae in woody plants, though specific host associations and detailed biology remain undocumented.
Buprestidae jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle North-America Knull-1966
Agrilus horni
aspen root girdler
Agrilus horni, commonly known as the aspen root girdler, is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. The species is a specialist pest of aspen (Populus tremuloides), causing damage by girdling the roots and lower stems of suckers. It is morphologically similar to Agrilus anxius (bronze birch borer) and Agrilus liragus (bronze poplar borer) but can be distinguished by its distinctive root-girdling behavior. The species has been documented in North America from Arizona, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle aspen-pest root-girdler forestry-pest Populus-tremuloides spiral-gallery larval-gallery-pattern
Agrilus latifrons
Agrilus latifrons is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, first described by Waterhouse in 1889. It is distributed across Central America and North America. The species has been collected by sweeping low vegetation in mountainous areas of southeastern Arizona, specifically in the Huachuca Mountains.
buprestid metallic-wood-boring-beetle Arizona Huachuca-Mountains sweeping-collection
Agrilus mimosae
Agrilus mimosae is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Fisher in 1928. The species is distributed across Central America and North America. As a member of the hyperdiverse genus Agrilus, it is presumed to be associated with woody plants, though specific host relationships and biological details remain undocumented in the available literature.
metallic-wood-boring-beetle jewel-beetle Buprestidae Central-America North-America
Agrilus oblongus
Agrilus oblongus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Fisher in 1928. It is native to North America. As a member of the hyperdiverse genus Agrilus, which contains nearly 4,000 described species, it shares the general characteristics of small size and metallic coloration typical of jewel beetles. Specific biological details regarding its host plants, larval habits, and distribution within North America remain poorly documented in published literature.
Buprestidae Agrilus jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle North-America
Agrilus obsoletoguttatus
Beech Borer
Agrilus obsoletoguttatus is a small metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, native to North America. It is among the smallest jewel beetle species utilized as prey by the specialist predatory wasp Cerceris fumipennis, which provisions its underground nests with paralyzed buprestid beetles. The species has been documented in nest caches containing up to 13 individuals, reflecting its small size relative to larger buprestid prey.
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Agrilus olentangyi
Agrilus olentangyi is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Champlain and Knull in 1925. It belongs to the hyperdiverse genus Agrilus, which contains nearly 4,000 described species and may be the largest genus in the animal kingdom. The species is recorded from North America, though specific details regarding its biology, host associations, and distribution remain poorly documented. Like most Agrilus species, it likely develops as a larva in woody plant tissue.
metallic-wood-boring-beetle jewel-beetle Buprestidae North-America
Agrilus olivaceoniger
Agrilus olivaceoniger is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Fisher in 1928. It belongs to the enormous genus Agrilus, which contains nearly 4,000 described species and is considered one of the largest genera in the animal kingdom. The species is found in North America. Like most Agrilus species, it is presumed to be a twig and branch borer utilizing recently dead wood for larval development, though specific biological details for this species remain poorly documented.
Agrilus Buprestidae jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle North-America Fisher-1928
Agrilus osburni
Agrilus osburni is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Josef N. Knull in 1936. It belongs to the extraordinarily diverse genus Agrilus, which contains nearly 4,000 described species and may represent the largest genus in the animal kingdom. The species is known from North America, with records from Canada (Ontario and Québec) and the United States. Like other members of the genus, it is presumed to develop as a larva in woody plant tissue, though specific details of its biology and host associations remain poorly documented.
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Agrilus rubrovittatus
Agrilus rubrovittatus is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, first described by Waterhouse in 1889. The species has been documented in Central America and North America, with specific collection records from southwestern United States. Field observations indicate adults are associated with grasses and bunch grasses in arid and semi-arid habitats. The species exhibits typical Agrilus morphology with a somewhat flattened, elongated body form characteristic of the genus.
Buprestidae Agrilus metallic-wood-boring-beetle Nearctic Central-America grassland vittate Waterhouse-1889
Agrilus sapindi
native soapberry borer, Golden Soapberry Borer
Agrilus sapindi is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, first described by Knull in 1938. It is commonly known as the native soapberry borer or Golden Soapberry Borer. The species is found in North America and is associated with soapberry (Sapindus drummondii) as its host plant.
Buprestidae jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle host-specialist North-America soapberry Sapindus
Agrilus snowi
Agrilus snowi is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America. The species was described by Fall in 1905. Like other members of the genus Agrilus, it is presumed to develop as a larva in woody plant tissue, though specific host associations remain undocumented.
Buprestidae Agrilus metallic-wood-boring-beetle North-America Fall-1905
Agrilus subrobustus
Agrilus subrobustus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Saunders in 1873. It is one of thousands of species in the hyperdiverse genus Agrilus, which may represent the largest genus in the animal kingdom. The species has been recorded from North America and Southern Asia, though specific biological details remain poorly documented.
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Agrilus subtropicus
Agrilus subtropicus is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Schaeffer in 1905. The species occurs in Central America and North America. Like other members of the hyperdiverse genus Agrilus, it is presumed to develop as a larva in woody plant tissue, though specific host associations and biological details remain undocumented.
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Agrilus sulcicollis
European oak borer
Agrilus sulcicollis, commonly known as the European oak borer, is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. Native to Europe and Northern Asia, it has been introduced to North America, with confirmed records in southern Ontario, Canada, and the northeastern United States. The species is associated with oak trees and is one of nine non-native Agrilus species established in North America.
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Agrilus taeniatus
Agrilus taeniatus is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Chevrolat in 1835. The species occurs across multiple biogeographic regions including North America, Central America, and has records from the Palearctic, Indomalaya, Afrotropic, Australasia, and Oceania realms. Like other members of the hyperdiverse genus Agrilus, it is presumed to develop as a larva in woody plant tissue, though specific host associations and detailed biology remain undocumented.
Buprestidae Agrilus metallic-wood-boring-beetle jewel-beetle Chevrolat-1835
Agrilus transimpressus
Agrilus transimpressus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Fall in 1925. It belongs to the hyperdiverse genus Agrilus, which contains nearly 4,000 described species and may be the largest genus in the animal kingdom. The species is recorded from North America. Like most Agrilus species, it is presumed to be a twig or branch borer in woody plants, though specific biological details remain undocumented.
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Agrilus vittaticollis
Hawthorn Root Borer
Agrilus vittaticollis, commonly known as the hawthorn root borer, is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is one of several larger, more conspicuous Agrilus species characterized by a red pronotum and black elytra. The species develops in living rather than dead host plants, specifically in serviceberry (Amelanchier). It is found in North America but is not commonly encountered compared to many other Agrilus species.
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Anambodera gemina
Anambodera gemina is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The species belongs to a genus restricted to western North America whose members are poorly represented in collections due to cryptic habits—they typically alight on rock surfaces or bare soil rather than visiting flowers, unlike the related genus Acmaeodera.
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Anambodera nebulosa
Anambodera nebulosa is a small metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. The species is found in western North America and is characterized by its cryptic habits, typically occurring on rock surfaces or bare soil rather than flowers. It was described by Horn in 1894 and is one of several species in the genus Anambodera, which is restricted to western North America and remains incompletely known taxonomically.
Buprestidae jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle western-North-America cryptic ground-dwelling
Anambodera palmarum
Anambodera palmarum is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It occurs in western North America, including the southwestern United States and adjacent regions of Mexico. The genus Anambodera is restricted to western North America and is characterized by cryptic habits, with adults typically found on rock surfaces or bare soil rather than flowers.
Buprestidae metallic-wood-boring-beetle western-North-America cryptic-behavior rock-dwelling
Anthaxia carya
Anthaxia carya is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Wellso and Jackman in 2006. It belongs to the subgenus Haplanthaxia within the genus Anthaxia. The species is found in North America. Like other members of the genus Anthaxia, it is associated with woody plants and exhibits the characteristic metallic coloration typical of jewel beetles.
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Anthaxia caseyi
Anthaxia caseyi is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, native to North America. The species was described by Obenberger in 1914 and includes four recognized subspecies. Field observations indicate adults are flower visitors, particularly associated with Purshia standsburyana (Stansbury's cliffrose) and other flowering plants in western North American habitats.
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Anthaxia dichroa
Anthaxia dichroa is a metallic wood-boring beetle (family Buprestidae) described by Bílý in 1991. It is found in North America and has been documented in ethanol-only bait traps in Illinois, where it occurs alongside related Anthaxia species. The genus Anthaxia includes species associated with Cercocarpus (mountain mahogany) and other woody hosts, though specific host relationships for A. dichroa remain unconfirmed.
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Anthaxia expansa
Anthaxia expansa is a species of jewel beetle in the family Buprestidae, first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1860. It belongs to the genus Anthaxia, a diverse group of metallic wood-boring beetles distributed across multiple biogeographic realms. The species has been recorded from North America and is present in the Nearctic region. Like other members of its family, A. expansa likely exhibits the characteristic metallic coloration and compact body form typical of buprestid beetles.
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Anthaxia inornata
Dandelion Anthaxia Beetle
Anthaxia inornata is a small metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, measuring 4–8 mm in length. It was described by Randall in 1838 and is found in North America. The species belongs to the genus Anthaxia, a diverse group of jewel beetles commonly associated with flowers and woody plants.
Buprestidae jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle North-America flower-visitor
Anthaxia nanula
Anthaxia nanula is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, first described by Casey in 1884. It belongs to the subgenus Melanthaxia within the genus Anthaxia. The species is found in North America, though specific details regarding its biology, host associations, and ecology remain poorly documented in the available literature.
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Anthaxia prasina
Anthaxia prasina is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is native to North America, with records from British Columbia, Canada. The species was described by Horn in 1882. Like other members of the genus Anthaxia, it exhibits metallic coloration typical of jewel beetles.
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Anthaxia quercicola
Anthaxia quercicola is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Wellso in 1974. It is found in North America. As a member of the genus Anthaxia, it belongs to a group of jewel beetles known for their metallic coloration and association with woody plants. The specific epithet "quercicola" suggests an association with oak (Quercus), though this relationship has not been explicitly confirmed in the available literature.
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Anthaxia retifer
Anthaxia retifer is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, first described by LeConte in 1860. It is found in North America, with records from British Columbia and Manitoba in Canada. Like other members of the genus Anthaxia, it is a small, often brightly colored jewel beetle. Specific biological details for this species remain poorly documented in the available literature.
Buprestidae jewel-beetle metallic-wood-boring-beetle North-America LeConte-1860
Anthaxia viridifrons
Anthaxia viridifrons is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, first described by Gory in 1841. It belongs to the subgenus Haplanthaxia within the genus Anthaxia. The species is found in North America, with records from the United States including Vermont. As with other members of the genus, adults are typically associated with woody vegetation, though specific host relationships for this species remain incompletely documented.
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Aphanisticus cochinchinae
Aphanisticus cochinchinae is a small metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, originally described from the Cochinchina region of Southeast Asia. The species has been documented with expanded distribution into the New World, including Hawaii. It belongs to a genus of minute buprestids typically associated with grasses and sedges rather than woody hosts. Two subspecies are recognized: A. c. cochinchinae and A. c. seminulum.
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Barilepton
Barilepton undescribed represents a species of jewel beetle (family Buprestidae) that has not yet received formal scientific description. The genus Barilepton belongs to the diverse metallic wood-boring beetle family, whose members are characterized by their often brilliant metallic coloration and wood-associated life histories. As an undescribed species, it awaits taxonomic formalization pending further study.
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Brachys
Leaf-mining jewel beetles
Brachys is a genus of small metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae, tribe Trachyini. The genus contains at least 140 described species distributed primarily in North America, with some species in Central and South America. Adults are characterized by their flattened, compact, wedge-shaped morphology—distinctly different from the more typical elongate, cylindrical form of most jewel beetles. This body plan reflects their unique larval habit of mining within leaves of host plants rather than boring through wood. The genus is strongly associated with oaks (Quercus) and other hardwoods, though some species utilize diverse host plant families.
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Brachys barberi
Brachys barberi is a small metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. The species is associated with oak hosts, particularly Quercus havardii (shin oak), and has been collected from sand dune habitats in the southwestern United States. Adults are active during spring and early summer, with observations and collections spanning from May to June. The species is part of the genus Brachys, a group of oak-associated buprestids that are typically collected by sweeping or beating foliage of host trees.
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Brachys fasciferus
Brachys fasciferus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, tribe Trachyini. It is native to North America. Members of the genus Brachys are leaf-miners as larvae, developing within the leaves of hardwood trees rather than boring through wood, a habit that distinguishes them from most other buprestids.
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Brachys ovatus
Oval Jewel Beetle
Brachys ovatus is a small metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is the largest of the three Brachys species occurring in Missouri, typically exceeding 5 mm in length. The species is a leaf-miner, with larvae developing within oak leaves rather than boring through wood. It is widely distributed across Central and North America.
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