Agrilus viridis
Agrilus viridis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Agrilus |
Species: | A. viridis |
Binomial name | |
Agrilus viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) [1] | |
The beech splendour beetle (Agrilus viridis) is a wood-boring beetle. It belongs to the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae.
Widely found in Europe, its larvae eat the wood of living trees — the favourite host plants are goat willow (Salix caprea), beech (Fagus) and birch (Betula), but they will inhabit a number of deciduous tree species. Occasionally the beetle may become a pest in horticulture or forestry.
References
- ↑ "Agrilus viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)". Watford Coleoptera Group. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
External links
- Media related to Agrilus viridis at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Agrilus viridis at Wikispecies
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