What is it ? pict #2

I saw it around 5ooo ft near Mt Shasta.
posted by Pilsbury on Sunday, July 20, 2008 - link to this photo
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nora
nora
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Mon, July 21, 2008 - 9:22 AM
It is a Buprestidae beetle- jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles. They are often glossy with iridescent colors. Nice specimen...I hope you left him up there in that unique ecosystem!
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Pilsbury
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Mon, July 21, 2008 - 4:11 PM
It flew away right after I took this picture.

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