Both the larvae and adults live on and in dead trees and under the bark of logs. This is a member of the family Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, it is a Golden buprestid.
Some species of Metallic Wood Boring Beetles will attack living trees or newly cut logs. Other species occur on the leaves of trees and shrubs or are leaf miners. These beetles will fly when they are alarmed.
Some tropical species can grow much bigger with some reaching 100 mm in length. These beetles are mostly metallic coloured and often coppery, green, blue, or black with the front wings often having a distinct sculptured surface.
The body is hard, compact, and often flattened.