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fozzi Blairstown, NJ Jun 02, 2010

After searching the web, I think I've identified this as a pine borer. Am I close?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 03, 2010

You're close - this more likely is in the genus Chrysobothris (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) - see http://tinyurl.com/2bfpgmt for an image. The pine borer belongs to the genus Chalcophora - see http://tinyurl.com/28q9shu for an image.

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fozzi Blairstown, NJ Jun 03, 2010

Thank you Suunto. I see how it better matched the photo you sent. Does this critter have a common name?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 03, 2010

The species Chrysobothris femorata is known as the flatheaded appletree borer - see http://tinyurl.com/2ahueon for more information. As in most groups of insects, only a small fraction of beetles in this family have 'approved' common names; hence the need for Latin binomials to specify which species one is talking about.

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