Agrilus australasiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
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. Among species its larvae feed on are Acacia dealbata, Acacia decurrens, Acacia parramattensis, Acacia pycnantha and Acacia sophorae.
References
- 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. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- Bellamy, C.L. (2002). Coleoptera. Vol. 29: Buprestoidea. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. p. 347. ISBN 9780643069008.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Agrilus australasiae |