Biology:Anthaxia cichorii
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Short description: Species of beetle
Anthaxia cichorii | |
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Anthaxia cichorii, male and female. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Anthaxia |
Species: | A. cichorii
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Binomial name | |
Anthaxia cichorii (Olivier, 1790)
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Anthaxia cichorii is a species of jewel beetle belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.[1]
Description
Anthaxia cichorii can reach a length of 5–6.5 millimetres (0.20–0.26 in).[2] These beetles can be found from April to August. Larvae feed on Pyrus communis, Malus domestica, Prunus domestica, Ficus carica and Prunus cerasus .[3]
Distribution
This species is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East.[4]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q21198539 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthaxia cichorii.
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