Buprestidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Buprestidae
Anthaxia cichorii (Olivier, 1790)

Anthaxia cichorii (Olivier, 1790)

Anthaxia cichorii (Olivier, 1790)

Anthaxia cichorii is a 5-6.5mm beetle found across Eurasia, whose larvae feed on several common fruit tree species.

Anthaxia nitidula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anthaxia nitidula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anthaxia nitidula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anthaxia nitidula is a small buprestid beetle that lives across Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia.

Anthaxia thalassophila Abeille de Perrin, 1900

Anthaxia thalassophila Abeille de Perrin, 1900

Anthaxia thalassophila Abeille de Perrin, 1900

Anthaxia thalassophila is a small colorful beetle found across several European countries.

Buprestis aurulenta Linnaeus, 1767

Buprestis aurulenta Linnaeus, 1767

Buprestis aurulenta Linnaeus, 1767

Buprestis aurulenta, the golden jewel beetle, is a North American jewel beetle species with long-lived larvae in conifer wood.

Buprestis striata Fabricius, 1775

Buprestis striata Fabricius, 1775

Buprestis striata Fabricius, 1775

Buprestis striata is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the Buprestidae family found in North America and the Caribbean.

Buprestis adjecta (LeConte, 1854)

Buprestis adjecta (LeConte, 1854)

Buprestis adjecta (LeConte, 1854)

Buprestis adjecta is a metallic wood-boring beetle of the Buprestidae family found in North America.

Buprestis confluenta Say, 1823

Buprestis confluenta Say, 1823

Buprestis confluenta Say, 1823

Buprestis confluenta is a metallic wood-boring beetle species from the Buprestidae family found in North America.

Buprestis rufipes Olivier, 1790

Buprestis rufipes Olivier, 1790

Buprestis rufipes Olivier, 1790

Buprestis rufipes is a distinctively marked metallic beetle that associates with dead or dying wood.

Buprestis viridisuturalis Nicolay & Weiss, 1918

Buprestis viridisuturalis Nicolay & Weiss, 1918

Buprestis viridisuturalis Nicolay & Weiss, 1918

Buprestis viridisuturalis is a metallic wood-boring beetle from the Buprestidae family, found in North America.

Buprestis lyrata Casey, 1909

Buprestis lyrata Casey, 1909

Buprestis lyrata Casey, 1909

Buprestis lyrata is a metallic wood-boring beetle species from the Buprestidae family found in North America.

Buprestis lineata Fabricius, 1781

Buprestis lineata Fabricius, 1781

Buprestis lineata Fabricius, 1781

Buprestis lineata, the lined buprestris, is a metallic wood-boring beetle species in the family Buprestidae.

Buprestis maculativentris Say, 1825

Buprestis maculativentris Say, 1825

Buprestis maculativentris Say, 1825

Buprestis maculativentris is a metallic wood-boring beetle species found in North America.

Buprestis consularis Gory, 1841

Buprestis consularis Gory, 1841

Buprestis consularis Gory, 1841

Buprestis consularis is a metallic wood-boring beetle from the Buprestidae family found in North America.

Buprestis laeviventris (LeConte, 1857)

Buprestis laeviventris (LeConte, 1857)

Buprestis laeviventris (LeConte, 1857)

Buprestis laeviventris is a metallic wood-boring beetle species from the Buprestidae family found in North America.

Buprestis octoguttata Linnaeus, 1758

Buprestis octoguttata Linnaeus, 1758

Buprestis octoguttata Linnaeus, 1758

The eight-spotted jewel beetle (Buprestis octoguttata) is a beetle species native to Europe.

Trachykele blondeli Marseul, 1865

Trachykele blondeli Marseul, 1865

Trachykele blondeli Marseul, 1865

Trachykele blondeli is a metallic wood-boring beetle found in North and Central America, with common names including western cedar borer.

Agaeocera scintillans Waterhouse, 1882

Agaeocera scintillans Waterhouse, 1882

Agaeocera scintillans Waterhouse, 1882

Agaeocera scintillans is a metallic wood-boring beetle species from the Buprestidae family found in North and Central America.

Melanophila consputa LeConte, 1857

Melanophila consputa LeConte, 1857

Melanophila consputa LeConte, 1857

Melanophila consputa, the charcoal beetle, is a fire-attracted metallic wood-boring beetle found across three regions.

Melanophila acuminata (DeGeer, 1774)

Melanophila acuminata (DeGeer, 1774)

Melanophila acuminata (DeGeer, 1774)

Melanophila acuminata, the black fire beetle, is a widespread Buprestidae beetle that swarms freshly burned conifers.

Trachypteris picta (Pallas, 1773)

Trachypteris picta (Pallas, 1773)

Trachypteris picta (Pallas, 1773)

Trachypteris picta is the only species in the Trachypteris genus of Buprestidae beetles.

Cyrioides imperialis (Fabricius, 1801)

Cyrioides imperialis (Fabricius, 1801)

Cyrioides imperialis (Fabricius, 1801)

Cyrioides imperialis, the banksia jewel beetle, is a Buprestidae beetle native to southeastern Australia that hosts on Banksia and other plants.

Belionota prasina (Thunberg, 1789)

Belionota prasina (Thunberg, 1789)

Belionota prasina (Thunberg, 1789)

This is a taxonomic entry noting size and distribution for Belionota aenea, with a listed scientific name of Belionota prasina.

Chrysophana placida (LeConte, 1854)

Chrysophana placida (LeConte, 1854)

Chrysophana placida (LeConte, 1854)

Chrysophana placida is a metallic wood-boring beetle of the Buprestidae family found in North America.

Acmaeoderella flavofasciata (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)

Acmaeoderella flavofasciata (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)

Acmaeoderella flavofasciata (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)

Acmaeoderella flavofasciata is a jewel beetle species found in Europe, the eastern Palearctic, and North Africa that develops on many tree genera.

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