''Agrilus coxalis'' is a species of
jewel beetle
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some ...
from
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
and
Mexico, formerly confused with a very similar species from
Arizona, ''
Agrilus auroguttatus
''Agrilus auroguttatus '' is a species of jewel beetle in the United States, known by the common name goldspotted oak borer. It is a woodboring beetle best known for destroying stands of oak trees in the Cleveland National Forest in San Diego C ...
'', which is a significant pest.
References
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coxalis
Woodboring beetles
Beetles of Central America
Beetles of North America
Beetles described in 1889