Redbud Borer
Ptosima gibbicollis (Say, 1823)
Redbud Borer: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/13311
Synonyms
Buprestis gibbicollis  Flat-headed Redbud Borer 
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6 Records

Status

Eastern U.S. species with adults active at least between April and June.

Relationships

Larval host plant is Eastern Redbud.

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Source: Wikipedia

Ptosima gibbicollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Ptosima
Species:
P. gibbicollis
Binomial name
Ptosima gibbicollis
(Say, 1823)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ptosima luctuosa Gory, 1840

Ptosima gibbicollis, the redbud borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ptosima gibbicollis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Ptosima gibbicollis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  • Nelson, Gayle H.; Walters Jr., George C. Jr.; Haines, R. Dennis; Bellamy, Charles L. (2008). A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. Special Publication No. 4. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0972608787.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.