Insects and Spiders

Metallic Wood-boring Beetle

There were several tiny beetles in a patch of pink primroses that I'd not seen before. They were hard to photograph as they were on the move and hiding. I sent this shot off to the experts and an entomologist identified it as a certain species from the metallic wood-boring beetle family. No common name & no other info to be found when I researched other than it is found in North America. Still, always good to get a new insect species.
Metallic Wood-boring Beetle (Acmaeodera neglecta)
Evening Primrose (Oenothera Speciosa)

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