Maryland Biodiversity Project - Redbud Borer (Ptosima gibbicollis)

Redbud Borer Ptosima gibbicollis (Say, 1823)

Synonyms: Buprestis gibbicollis, Flat-headed Redbud Borer.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Coleoptera > Family Buprestidae > Genus Ptosima Redbud Borer - Ptosima gibbicollis - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/13311

Eastern U.S. species with adults active at least between April and June.

Larval host plant is Eastern Redbud.

There are 6 records in the project database.

Redbud Borer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Redbud Borer collected in Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). Photographed by Brooke Alexander. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A Redbud Borer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/31/2014). Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

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