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Pine-borer

Chalcophora mariana (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The pine-borer (Chalcophora mariana) is a species in the family Buprestidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.97 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the pine-borer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
2.97 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the pine-borer?

PINE-BORER · LENGTH 2.97 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.97 cm, the recorded maximum length of the pine-borer is about 1.7% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the pine-borer live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the pine-borer as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Denmark

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the pine-borer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pine-borer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyBuprestidae
  6. genusChalcophora
  7. SpeciesChalcophora mariana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Buprestis deaurata, Buprestis hiulca, Buprestis mariana, Chalcophora bischofi, Chalcophora deaurata, Chalcophora fiorii, Chalcophora hiulca, Chalcophora intermedia fagnezi, Chalcophora juno, Chalcophora mariana bischofi, Chalcophora zoufali

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • CalcòforaCatalan
  • krasec měďákCzech
  • MarienprachtkäferGerman
  • ukkokauniainenFinnish
  • Grand bupreste du pinFrench
  • fenyves díszbogárHungarian
  • Didysis blizgiavabalisLithuanian
  • furupraktbilleNorwegian Bokmål
  • Grote dennenprachtkeverDutch
  • Miedziak sosnowiecPolish
  • Carcoma-do-PinheiroPortuguese
  • Большая сосновая златкаRussian
  • krasoň borovicovýSlovak
  • jättepraktbaggeSwedish
  • Златка велика сосноваUkrainian
  • Aucell d'OrCatalan
  • Großer KiefernprachtkäferGerman
  • stor tallpraktbaggeSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pine-borer

Other species in the same genus Chalcophora.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the pine-borer?

An adult pine-borer measures 2.97 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the pine-borer an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the pine-borer as introduced in 1 country: Denmark, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the pine-borer?

The pine-borer (Chalcophora mariana) belongs to the family Buprestidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pine-borer (Chalcophora mariana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pine-borer

MLA

“Pine-borer (Chalcophora mariana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pine-borer.

BibTeX
@misc{pine_borer_2026,
  title = {Pine-borer (Chalcophora mariana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pine-borer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}