Pinus-echinata

Guides

• Buprestis lineata

  Lined Buprestid Beetle, lined buprestris

  Buprestis lineata is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. Adults have been observed on the lower trunks of shortleaf pines (Pinus echinata) in Arkansas, where they congregate to mate. The species is one of several wood-boring beetles associated with pine trees in the southeastern United States.

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