Subspecies-punctiventris

Guides

• Buprestis subornata

  Buprestis subornata is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, native to North America. The species was described by LeConte in 1860 and belongs to the subgenus Buprestis s. str. It has been recorded from western North America including British Columbia, with specimens documented from locations such as Kelowna. The species has been involved in taxonomic confusion, with specimens historically misidentified as the Palearctic species Buprestis haemorrhoidalis. Two subspecies are recognized: B. subornata subornata and B. subornata punctiventris Casey.

  Buprestidaejewel-beetlemetallic-wood-boring-beetleNorth-AmericaBritish-Columbiataxonomymisidentificationnative-speciessubspecies-punctiventrisLeConte-1860