Ptosima laeta

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Ptosima laeta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Ptosima
Species:
P. laeta
Binomial name
Ptosima laeta
Waterhouse, 1882
Synonyms [1]
  • Ptosima schaefferi Chamberlin, 1926

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

Buprestidae Family of insects

Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,500 species known in 775 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ptosima laeta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Ptosima laeta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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