Summary ²

Buprestis rufipes (Red-legged Buprestis) is a green metallic wood boring beetle native to southern and eastern United States in North America. Little is known about this beetle. It apparently inhabits dead or dying hardwood in its adult phase.

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1. (c) Erin Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erin Taylor
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buprestis_rufipes

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