Metallic wood boring beetle Buprestis rufipes

[Matttoadman]

I found one of these today. Probably the most beautiful things I've ever seen. They say they eat dead or dying trees. I am going to experiment with freshly broken branches. I theory, those would be dead or dying eventually. Perhaps cut blocks of Fire wood migh be better. Although I cant find the adult diet to know 100%. http://bugguide.net/node/view/358561/bgimage

 

[Ranitomeya]

Many adult Buprestidae feed on nectar and pollen or tree sap.