Buprestis aurulenta Linnaeus, 1767

Hallinen, Marie J., Steffens, Wayne P., Schultz, Jennifer L. & Aukema, Brian H., 2021, The Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of Minnesota, with a Discussion of the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, The Coleopterists Bulletin 75 (1), pp. 173-190 : 186

1. Buprestis aurulenta Linnaeus, 1767

Label Information: Hennepin County, Minneapolis, 1 March 1934, H. S. Lamberton.

County Records (n = 2): Hennepin and Olmsted.

Collection Dates: 1 March.

Collection Method: One on windowsill of heated “porch” inside house.

Note: This species is known to have a western US distribution and is recorded as far east as CO. These two Minnesota specimens likely represent emergence from imported wood.