Anthaxia lucens explained

Anthaxia lucens is a species of jewel beetle belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.^[1]

Subspecies

• Anthaxia lucens lucens Küster, 1852
• Anthaxia lucens phoenica Ganglbauer, 1882

Description

Anthaxia lucens can reach a length of 6-. This species has a bright elytral coloration, with longitudinal orange stripes on a metallic bluish-black background. Male's metatibiae are almost straight.^[2] Larvae feed on Prunus domestica, Armeniaca vulgaris and Prunus cerasus.^[3]

Distribution

This species is present in the East Palearctic ecozone, in Albania, Crete, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Turkey.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id236488/ Biolib
2. S. Bily - 1982 Two new species of Anthaxia from Crete
3. Web site: Anthaxia . 2015-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130856/http://www.anthaxia.eu/images/A-lucens.jpg . 2016-03-04 . dead .
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222849/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=101343 Fauna europaea