Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Buprestidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Genus Anthaxia | |
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Similar Anthaxia thalassophila, Anthaxia salicis, Anthaxia cichorii, Anthaxia candens, Anthaxia scutellaris | ||
Anthaxia lucens is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.
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Descriptiom
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. Larvae feed on Prunus domestica, Armeniaca vulgaris and Prunus cerasus.
Distribution
This species is present in the East Palearctic ecozone, in Albania, Crete, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Turkey.
References
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