JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Chrysobothris shawnee Chrysobothris shawnee is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, found in North America. It typically inhabits large branches and trunks of dead oak trees.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169478/chrysobothris_shawnee.html" title="Chrysobothris shawnee"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/4526/169478_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=gYhcEhe1gdzxQ0sCf45OS2CL42o%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Chrysobothris shawnee Chrysobothris shawnee - Jewel beetle<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169472/chrysobothris_shawnee.html Chrysobothris shawnee,Jewel beetle" /></a></figure> Chrysobothris shawnee Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Chrysobothris shawnee

Chrysobothris shawnee is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, found in North America. It typically inhabits large branches and trunks of dead oak trees.

Chrysobothris shawnee Chrysobothris shawnee - Jewel beetle<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169472/chrysobothris_shawnee.html Chrysobothris shawnee,Jewel beetle

    comments (2)

  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
    Lion
    View Lion class
    Gorgeous! Posted 2 months ago
    1. View t7iguy's profile
      t7iguy
      Lion
      View Lion class
      Yes indeed it is. The iridescent colors are not truly visible in the photo. Posted 2 months ago, modified 2 months ago

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Chrysobothris shawnee

"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.

Info 2 0
Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by t7iguy
View t7iguy's profile

By t7iguy

Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
Uploaded Jun 8, 2025. Captured Jun 1, 2025 12:09.
country flag of United States of America Explore United States of America 39,925 9,640 8
  • OM-1MarkII
  • f/10.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 60mm

This photo also appears in

Discover more photo collections