Flat-headed Wood Borer
Acmaeodera latiflava
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Metallic green wood-boring beetle larva; creates galleries in native wood. Adult emergence creates shot-holes in timber and branches. Natural pruner of dead wood.
Plants that support Flat-headed Wood Borer
2 plants
Glandular Layia
Layia glandulosa
perennial herb
Adult beetle feeding on foliage in spring
Bay Area native
Hairy Thorn-apple
Datura wrightii
perennial herb
larvae develop in stems of woody Datura plants
Bay Area native