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Species Chrysobothris lateralis

Chrysobothris merkelii ? - Chrysobothris lateralis Buprestid - Chrysobothris lateralis - male - female Chrysobothris sp. - Chrysobothris lateralis Buprestid 6 - Chrysobothris lateralis Buprestid - Chrysobothris lateralis Chrysobothris lateralis Chrysobothris lateralis Chrysobothris lateralis - male
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 lateralis (Chrysobothris lateralis)
Explanation of Names
Chrysobothris lateralis Waterhouse 1887
Range
CA-TX; Mexico(1)
Food
Larvae in Acacia and mesquite(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.