Anthaxia lucens is a species of jewel beetle belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.[1]
| Anthaxia lucens | |
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| Anthaxia lucens. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Anthaxia |
| Species: | A. lucens
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthaxia lucens Küster, 1852
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Subspecies
edit- Anthaxia lucens lucens Küster, 1852
- Anthaxia lucens phoenica Ganglbauer, 1882
Description
editAnthaxia 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
editThis species is present in the East Palearctic ecozone, in Albania, Crete, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Turkey.[4]
References
edit- ^ Biolib
- ^ S. Bily - 1982 Two new species of Anthaxia from Crete
- ^ "Anthaxia". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ Fauna europaea
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