Bug FAQAnthaxia quadripunctata
Anthaxia quadripunctata · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Buprestidae
Anthaxia quadripunctata is a small beetle 4.5 to 8 mm long with a dark, copper-shiny body and a rectangular pronotum that usually has four tiny dimples.
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How to recognize it
Its pronotum is almost rectangular and typically shows a row of four small dimples, which give the species its name.
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Size
It reaches a length of about 4.5 to 8 mm (0.18 to 0.31 in).
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Where it lives
It lives in mountainous areas with coniferous trees, especially at forest edges.
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What it eats
Adults feed on pollen from various Asteraceae, preferring white and yellow flowers.
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Life cycle
Larvae develop under the bark of weakened conifers, feeding on the wood. Adults are active from April to September, feeding on pollen and often mating on flowers.
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When you see it
Adults are on the wing from April through September.
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Questions people ask
When are Anthaxia quadripunctata adults active?
Adults are active from April to September.
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What do the larvae of Anthaxia quadripunctata eat?
The larvae bore into and feed on the wood of sick or dead coniferous trees.
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What flowers do adult Anthaxia quadripunctata visit?
Adults visit white and yellow Asteraceae flowers for pollen.
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Same family (Buprestidae)
Emerald Ash BorerAgrilus planipennisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Sculptured Pine BorerChalcophora virginiensisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Golden Buprestid BeetleBuprestis aurulenta
Anthaxia nitidulaAnthaxia nitidulaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Western Sculptured Pine BorerChalcophora angulicollis
Ceiba BorerEuchroma giganteumSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthaxia_quadripunctata
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.