Redbud Borer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
A Redbud Borer collected in Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). Photographed by Brooke Alexander.
Redbud Borer in Howard Co., Maryland (5/19/2024). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY)
A Redbud Borer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/31/2014).
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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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Redbud Borer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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A Redbud Borer collected in Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). Photographed by Brooke Alexander.
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Redbud Borer in Howard Co., Maryland (5/19/2024). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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A Redbud Borer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/31/2014).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Ptosima gibbicollis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Ptosima |
| Species: | P. gibbicollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptosima gibbicollis (Say, 1823)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was first described by Thomas Say in 1823 and named Buprestis gibbicollis.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ptosima gibbicollis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Ptosima gibbicollis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Ptosima gibbicollis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.
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