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Julodis andreae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Suborder
  
Polyphaga

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Coleoptera

Superfamily
  
Buprestoidea

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Similar
  
Julodis, Julodis onopordi, Julodis viridipes, Julodis cirrosa, Acmaeoderella

Julodis andreae is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.

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Subspecies

  • Julodis andreae andreae (Olivier, 1790)
  • Julodis andreae derasa (Abeille, 1904)
  • Julodis andreae lineigera (Marseul, 1865)
  • Julodis andreae mandli (Pochon, 1967)
  • Julodis andreae obesa Obenberger, 1923
  • Julodis andreae obsoletesulcata Obenberger, 1917
  • Julodis andreae scovitzi (Steven, 1830)
  • Julodis andreae sulcata Redtenbacher, 1843
  • Julodis andreae xanthographa (Faldermann, 1830

    • Description

    Julodis andreae can reach a length of 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in). Colors of these metallic wood-boring beetles are very variable, ranging from iridescent blue, green, yellowish green and copper. These colors are not due to pigments but to physical iridescence. Elytra show strong longitudinal ridges with whitish hairs.

    Distribution

    This species can be found in Armenia, Syria, Iran and Turkey (South and Eastern Anatolia) .

    References

    Julodis andreae Wikipedia
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