Buprestis lineata

Associated with shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) forests. Adults have been observed on lower trunks of larger pine trees, particularly those showing signs of stress or decline.

Found in the Caribbean and North America. Specific records include north-central Arkansas (Calico Rock area), with broader distribution across the Nearctic and Neotropical regions.

Adults have been observed in June in Arkansas.

Larvae develop in dead or dying pine trees.

• Pinus echinata - larval hostshortleaf pine

Larvae mine beneath the bark of dead or dying pines.

Adults fly to tree trunks and search for mates. Individuals have been observed fleeing when approached too closely. Multiple adults may congregate on a single stressed tree.

Contributes to decomposition of dead and dying pine trees. Presence of adults on otherwise healthy-appearing trees may indicate underlying stress or incipient decline.

• Chrysobothris spp.Similar family (Buprestidae) and habitat association with pines; Chrysobothris species are generally more active and quicker to take flight than Buprestis species.
• Xylotrechus sagittatusAnother wood-boring beetle found on the same Pinus echinata trees in Arkansas, but in family Cerambycidae rather than Buprestidae.
• Chalcophora virginiensisAnother buprestid species found co-occurring on stressed pine trees in the same region.

• Buprestidae
• jewel beetle
• pine associate
• wood borer
• Arkansas
• Pinus echinata
• mating aggregation

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