Western Sculptured Pine Borer

Chalcophora angulicollis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Buprestidae

Also called: Western Pine Borer

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Western Sculptured Pine Borer
Photo: Abby Hyde, CC BY

The Western Sculptured Pine Borer has a dark brown shell with a shimmery gradient. It lives in dry regions of western North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Its shell is dark brown, textured, and shows a shimmery gradient.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in dry parts of the world, especially the western areas of North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes dry western regions of North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 14 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Idaho, California, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Colorado, Arizona, South Dakota.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Western Sculptured Pine Borer photo 3
Photo: unknown, CC0
Western Sculptured Pine Borer photo 4
Photo: Joseph Morlan, CC BY-SA
Western Sculptured Pine Borer photo 5
Photo: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY
Western Sculptured Pine Borer photo 6
Photo: Diane Leeper, CC BY-SA

Same family (Buprestidae)

Emerald Ash BorerEmerald Ash BorerAgrilus planipennisDamages trees, gardens or cropsSculptured Pine BorerSculptured Pine BorerChalcophora virginiensisDamages trees, gardens or cropsGolden Buprestid BeetleGolden Buprestid BeetleBuprestis aurulentaAnthaxia nitidulaAnthaxia nitidulaAnthaxia nitidulaDamages trees, gardens or cropsRed-necked Cane BorerRed-necked Cane BorerAgrilus ruficollisJapanese Jewel BeetleJapanese Jewel BeetleChrysochroa fulgidissima

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcophora_angulicollis

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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