Anthaxia cichorii
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| Anthaxia cichorii, male and female. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]This species is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Biolib
- ^ ALS Photopage
- ^ "Anthaxia". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ^ Fauna europaea
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