Pachyschelus purpureus (Say, 1833) is a animal in the Buprestidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pachyschelus purpureus (Say, 1833)

Pachyschelus purpureus (Say, 1833)

Pachyschelus purpureus is a metallic wood-boring beetle from the Buprestidae family found in North America.

Family
Genus
Pachyschelus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pachyschelus purpureus (Say, 1833)

Pachyschelus purpureus (Say, 1833) is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle that belongs to the family Buprestidae. This species can be found in North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Buprestidae Pachyschelus

More from Buprestidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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