Species

Trachykele blondeli (Western cedar borer)

Trachykele blondeli. Photo: (c) mbowman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Trachykele blondeli is a species in the family Buprestidae (“metallic wood-boring beetles”), in the order Coleoptera (“beetles”). Common names include “western cedar borer”, “powder worm beetle”, and “western red cedar borer”. The distribution range of Trachykele blondeli includes Central America and North America.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
        Infraorder: Elateriformia (Elateriform beetles)
        Superfamily: Buprestoidea
        Family: Buprestidae (Jewel beetles)
        Subfamily: Buprestinae
        Tribe: Buprestini
        Genus: Trachykele
        Species: Trachykele blondeli (Western cedar borer)
        Subspecies: Trachykele blondeli cupreomarginata

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Trachykele blondeli cupreomarginata

Sightings

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Discussion

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