Anthaxia cichorii

Anthaxia cichorii is a species of jewel beetle belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.[1]

Anthaxia cichorii
Anthaxia cichorii, male and female. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Anthaxia
Species:
A. cichorii
Binomial name
Anthaxia cichorii
(Olivier, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Anthaxia azurea Abeile de Perrin, 1909
  • Anthaxia chamomillae Mannerheim, 1837
  • Anthaxia cichorii cichorii (Olivier, 1790)
  • Anthaxia gibbicollis Rey, 1891
  • Anthaxia parthica Obenberger, 1914
  • Anthaxia turcomanica Obenberger, 1938
  • Buprestis cichorii Olivier, 1790
  • Haplanthaxia cichori

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
  1. Biolib
  2. ALS Photopage
  3. "Anthaxia". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  4. Fauna europaea


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