One of the *Chalcophora *species - larvae feed in decaying pine wood, so
should not be regarded as a pest of historic buildings (unless you have
bigger problems!)
Tony

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On 7 December 2016 at 18:47, Louis Sorkin <sor...@amnh.org> wrote:

> Just a quick family ID right now is Buprestidae.  Metallic wood boring
> beetles.
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> *From:* pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-owner@
> museumpests.net] *On Behalf Of *Bloom, Ellie
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 07, 2016 1:36 PM
> *To:* pestlist@museumpests.net
> *Subject:* [pestlist] ID Help
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> Hi everyone!
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> My colleague found this insect in our historic house. She said it is about
> 1 ½ inches long and seems to have a metallic underside. Does anyone know
> what this is?
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> Thank you,
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> Ellie
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