Anthaxia lucens
Species of beetle
| Anthaxia lucens | |
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| Anthaxia lucens. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Anthaxia |
| Species: | A. lucens |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthaxia lucens Küster, 1852 | |
Anthaxia lucens is a species of jewel beetle belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.[1]
Subspecies
- Anthaxia lucens lucens Küster, 1852
- Anthaxia lucens phoenica Ganglbauer, 1882
Description
Anthaxia lucens can reach a length of 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in). This species has a bright elytral coloration, with longitudinal orange stripes on a metallic bluish-black background. Male's metatibiae are almost straight.[2] Larvae feed on Prunus domestica, Armeniaca vulgaris and Prunus cerasus.[3]
Distribution
This species is present in the East Palearctic ecozone, in Albania, Crete, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Turkey.[4]
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