Coleoptera: Buprestidae - Emerald Ash Borer

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emerald ash borer (continued)Almost all Agrilus species exhibit some degree of natural variation in size andcoloration. This is especially so with metallic colored species.The specimens below show some of the size range and color variation seen in the moretypical specimens of EAB.It should be noted that “metallic” coloration can be influenced by light intensity, light direction, and lightquality. As you move metallic specimens around under a light, you can see them apparently change orshift color. Therefore, it is possible that individual specimens in hand may not exactly match the photosused in this guide. The individual species descriptions in this guide try to describe some of the colorvariations but odd variants often occur. As noted earlier, specimens in alcohol or covered in sticky trapmaterial will seldom reflect their true colors and should be cleaned and dried before comparison to thephotos in this guide.
emerald ash borer (continued)Some examples of non-typically colored EAB adults.green with bluish elytraentirely bluish(Note: dorsal surface of abdomen of some bluish specimens is brassy-green with only a slight reddish tinge)entirely red, purplish-red or coppery-redAlthough these color varieties are very rare, they might easily be confusedfor some of our native species which are similarly colored.
Page 2 and 3: IntroductionThe adult stage of the
Page 4 and 5: The main purpose of this guide is t
Page 6 and 7: The initial pages of this guide des
Page 8 and 9: Family: Buprestidae “metallic woo
Page 10 and 11: Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire“eme
Page 12 and 13: emerald ash borer (continued)• A
Page 16 and 17: emerald ash borer (continued)EAB wa
Page 18 and 19: Other species of AgrilusFollowing a
Page 20 and 21: Agrilus species similar in size to
Page 22 and 23: Agrilus anxius Gory“bronze birch
Page 24 and 25: Agrilus bilineatus (Weber)“two-li
Page 26 and 27: Agrilus liragus Barter & Brown“br
Page 28 and 29: Agrilus nigricans Gory• Length: 7
Page 30 and 31: Agrilus species much smaller than E
Page 32 and 33: Agrilus crataegi Frost• Length: 6
Page 34 and 35: Agrilus cyanescens (Ratzeburg)• L
Page 36 and 37: Agrilus masculinus Horn• Length:
Page 38 and 39: Agrilus politus (Say)• Length: 4.
Page 40 and 41: Agrilus sapindi Knull• Length: 8.
Page 42 and 43: Some additional species compared to
Page 44 and 45: Anthaxia deleta LeConte• Length:
Page 46 and 47: Chrysophana placida (LeConte)• Le
Page 48 and 49: Buprestis salisburyensis Herbst•
Page 50 and 51: Cypriacis fasciatus (Fabricius)•
Page 52 and 53: Cypriacis striata (Fabricius)• Le
Page 54 and 55: Family: Elateridae “click beetles
Page 56: References• Bright, D. 1987. The

Coleoptera: Buprestidae - Emerald Ash Borer

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