Agrilus viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Buprestidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Agrilus viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Agrilus viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Agrilus viridis is a European wood-boring jewel beetle that occasionally acts as a horticultural or forestry pest.

Family
Genus
Agrilus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Agrilus viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Agrilus viridis, commonly called the beech splendour beetle, is a wood-boring beetle that belongs to the jewel beetle family Buprestidae. It is widely found across Europe. Its larvae feed on the wood of living trees. The species’ favourite host plants are goat willow (Salix caprea), beech (Fagus) and birch (Betula), but the larvae can inhabit many other deciduous tree species. Occasionally, this beetle may become a pest in horticulture or forestry.

Photo: (c) Felix Riegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Felix Riegel · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Buprestidae Agrilus

More from Buprestidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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