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Species Chrysobothris edwardsii

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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 edwardsii (Chrysobothris edwardsii)
Explanation of Names
Chrysobothris edwardsii Horn 1886
Range
s. CA to w. TX / Mex. - Map (1)(2)
Season
Apr-Jun (BG data)
Life Cycle
larvae host in ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens, Fouquieriaceae) (1)
Remarks
Type Locality: Tucson, AZ
Print References
Horn, G.H. 1886. A monograph of the species of Chrysobothris inhabiting the United States. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 13: 65-124
Internet References
Type - MCZ, Harvard
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)