Chrysobothris caurina

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SeasonalityJuly. IdentificationBright (1987) does not include this species as in Alberta. The specimens listed below were identified by B. F. and J. L. Carr. The beetles are very similar to those of C. leechi. Overall colour is black, the punctures glint of greenish to bluish. The front of the head is yellowish green with two callosities. Each elytron has 4 costae. The first costae, is uninterrupted by the shallow punctate foveae.

Scientific Name Chrysobothris caurina Seasonality July. Identification

Bright (1987) does not include this species as in Alberta. The specimens listed below were identified by B. F. and J. L. Carr. The beetles are very similar to those of C. leechi. Overall colour is black, the punctures glint of greenish to bluish. The front of the head is yellowish green with two callosities. Each elytron has 4 costae. The first costae, is uninterrupted by the shallow punctate foveae.

Diet Info Reported from pine, fir, larch and Douglas fir (Fisher 1942, Bright 1987). Range This is a western species, being found from Southern British Columbia south through the Rocky Mountain states to Arizona (Fisher 1942, Bright 1987).

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"Species Details - Chrysobothris caurina, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3027. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

Authorship

Name Hilchie, Gerald J.

Role species page author

Date 2003

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UASM23586 - Chrysobothris caurina

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Place CollectedUnited States: California, Nevada county, Donner Lake Collected ByW. Y. P. Date Collected1916-07-08

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