Chrysobothris shawnee explained

Chrysobothris shawnee is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

This species occurs on large branches and trunks of dead oak trees along with Chrysobothris rugosiceps. Researches also found few specimens from cut sugarberry, Celtis laevigata Willd, trees in the vicinity of cut oaks.

Further reading

• Web site: 2019-07-02. The world of jewel beetles. 2013. Bellamy . C.L..
• Book: A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. 2008. Nelson . Gayle H.. Walters Jr. . George C. Jr.. Haines . R. Dennis. Bellamy . Charles L.. The Coleopterists' Society. Special Publication No. 4. 978-0972608787.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.