Biology:Coraebus elatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Coraebus elatus
Buprestidae - Coraebus elatus-1.JPG
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C. elatus
Binomial name
Coraebus elatus
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Coraebus lampsanae (Bonelli, 1804)
  • Anthaxia sinuatus (Creutzer, 1796)

Coraebus elatus is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Agrilinae.

This beetle is present in most of Europe, in the Near East, and in the eastern Palearctic realm.

Main larval host plants are in genera Agrimonia, Filipendula, Fragaria, Lapsana, Potentilla, Poterium and Sanguisorba.

The length of adults varies from 4.5 to 7.2 millimetres (0.18 to 0.28 in).

Subspecies

  • Coraebus elatus elatus (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Coraebus elatus repletus (Abeille de Perrin, 1893)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4036543 entry