| Chrysobothris tranquebarica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Chrysobothris |
| Species: | C. tranquebarica |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysobothris tranquebarica (Gmelin, 1788) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Chrysobothris tranquebarica, known generally as the Australian pine borer or mangrove borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. [1] [2] [3]