| Anthaxia lucens | |
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| Anthaxia lucens. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Anthaxia |
| Species: | A. lucens |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthaxia lucens Küster, 1852 | |
Anthaxia lucens is a species of jewel beetle belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.
Subspecies
- Anthaxia lucens lucens Küster, 1852
- Anthaxia lucens phoenica Ganglbauer, 1882
Description
Anthaxia lucens can reach a length of 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in). This species has a bright elytral coloration, with longitudinal orange stripes on a metallic bluish-black background. Male's metatibiae are almost straight. Larvae feed on Prunus domestica, Armeniaca vulgaris and Prunus cerasus.
Distribution
This species is present in the East Palearctic ecozone, in Albania, Crete, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Turkey.
References
- Biolib
- S. Bily - 1982 Two new species of Anthaxia from Crete
- "Anthaxia". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- Fauna europaea
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| Anthaxia lucens | |
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