Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Buprestoidea Scientific name Anthaxia scutellaris | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Family Buprestidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Attagenus trifasciatus, Anthaxia hungarica, Anthrenus pimpinellae, Enicopus pilosus, Eumigus rubioi | ||
Escarabajo joya jewel beetles anthaxia scutellaris
Anthaxia scutellaris is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.
This beetle is present in Albania, Croatia, France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain and in North Africa.
The larva is polyphagous and lives at the expense of several shrubs and trees. Main larval host plants are in genus Arbutus, Ceratonia, Cornus, Juniper, Malus, Pinus, Pistacia, Prunus, Pyrus, Quercus, Salix and Spartium.
The adults are 5-6 mm long. Their body shows metallic blue, green and purple colours. They can be encountered from April through July, lying above the daisies, but also on flowers of Umbelliferae and other flowers.
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