Biology:Agrilus australasiae

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Short description: Species of beetle

Agrilus australasiae
Acacia Flat-headed Jewel Beetle - Agrilus australasiae.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Agrilus
Species:
A. australasiae
Binomial name
Agrilus australasiae
Gory & Laporte

Agrilus australasiae, commonly known as the acacia flat-headed jewel beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles, native to Australia.[1] Among species its larvae feed on are Acacia dealbata, Acacia decurrens, Acacia parramattensis, Acacia pycnantha and Acacia sophorae.[2]

References

  1. Australian Biological Resources Study (4 April 2014). "Species Agrilus (Agrilus) australasiae Gory & Laporte, 1837". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Agrilus_%28Agrilus%29_australasiae. Retrieved 8 July 2016. 
  2. Bellamy, C.L. (2002). Coleoptera. 29: Buprestoidea. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 347. ISBN 9780643069008. https://books.google.com/books?id=DlhTRU0UIP8C&dq=Acacia+parramattensis&pg=PA2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q21239967 entry