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Species Chrysobothris purpureovittata

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Buprestoidea
Family Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles)
Subfamily Buprestinae
Tribe Chrysobothrini
Genus Chrysobothris
Species purpureovittata (Chrysobothris purpureovittata)
Explanation of Names
Chrysobothris purpureovittata Horn 1886
Size
5.5-7.5 mm (Horn 1886)
Range
sc US (IN-KS to MS-NM) / n. Mex. - Map (1)(2)
Season
Apr-July in TX (BG data)
Food
Larvae in Acacia, Carya, Celtis, Ceris, Prunus, Quercus, Rhus, Ulmus &c. woody plants(1)
Works Cited
1.A catalog and bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America north of Mexico.
Nelson et al. 2008. The Coleopterists Society, Special Publication No. 4. 274 pp.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)