True! Can’t forget about the lichen. But definitely nothing else at all here

Thanks Gil!

Absolutely! Would love to see it when finished

Oooo I bet you’ll do some amazing things with that lens

Nice!!

Thanks!

Wow!!

Me too!

Thank you!!

What they lack in flashiness they make up for in eyelashes!

This species is a complete mystery to me. I have no idea what they do and where/when they do it.

I have beaten a few females out of scotch broom and found a couple under rocks. But I have beaten countless bushes, stared at endless stems and flipped who knows how many rocks without success.

Thanks Gil! Heavyweight champion over there haha

This was sort of a weird case where it was in the middle of a hot summer day and it just hung out. Not my typical Buprestid experience!

Well now I feel bad for leaving him without a hug

Thanks! Yea they are quite dark. We also have Habronattus hirsutus sporting the dark look up here.