Chrysobothris sexsignata Say, 1839

Carlton, Christopher E., MacRae, Ted C., Tishechkin, Alexey K., Bayless, Victoria L. & Johnson, Wood, 2018, Annotated Checklist of the Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from Louisiana, The Coleopterists Bulletin 72 (2), pp. 351-367 : 359-360

62. Chrysobothris sexsignata Say, 1839

Parish records (n = 14): Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Orleans, Rapides, West Feliciana, and Winn Parishes (LSAM, MEM).

Potential larval hosts in Louisiana: Acacia sp. , Acer rubrum , Acer saccharum , Amelanchier arborea , Betula nigra , Carya glabra , Carya illinoinensis , Carya ovata , Castanea dentata , Celtis laevigata , Celtis tenuifolia , Cercis canadensis , Crataegus viridis , Diospyros virginiana , Fagus grandifolia , Fraxinus americana , Fraxinus pennsylvanica , Gleditsia triacanthos , Juglans nigra , Prosopis sp. , Quercus alba , Quercus macrocarpa , Quercus muehlenbergii , Quercus stellata , Taxodium distichum , Ulmus alata , Ulmus rubra , and Vitis sp. Adults reported also on Acer saccharinum and Quercus palustris .

Collection date range: 23 April–7 July. Two reared specimens emerged May–June.

Comments: Collected at light, using canopy Malaise, flight intercept, and Lindgren funnel

traps, and reared from unspecified coarse, woody debris; also as C. fumipennis prey.