Buprestis mariana.

in #photography8 years ago

 It is painted in a shiny bronze tone.One of the largest species in the zone of coniferous forests.Its larvae,reaching a length of 80 mm.Bugs,acting as pioneers,inhabit a weakened but viable trees at the age of 20-80 years,prefer dry sparse pine forests and pine plantations especially often in the forest-steppe and steppe zones.