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Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers . The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,500 species known in 775 genera .
Buprestis aurulenta, commonly known as the golden jewel beetle [1] or golden buprestid, is a species of beetle in the genus Buprestis. [2] The larvae of Buprestis aurulenta live inside a variety of coniferous trees and can survive for long periods in dry wood. [3] The adult beetle is an iridescent green, with shining orange trim all around the ...
Belionota sumptuosa, commonly known as the tricolor metallic wood-boring beetle, is a jewel beetle of the Buprestidae family. It is found in Indonesia . Description
Sternocera orissa, the giant jewel beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family. [1] [2] Subspecies
Agrilus biguttatus is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. Common names include oak splendour beetle, oak buprestid beetle, and two-spotted oak borer. [1] This beetle is known as a pest that causes damage to oak trees and is a major factor in oak decline. [2] The adult beetle is 8 to 13 millimeters long. [1]
Chalcophora georgiana, commonly known as the southern sculptured pine borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America. It is found in North America.
Buprestoidea is a superfamily of beetles. [1] [2] ... Buprestidae Leach 1815, the jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles. Schizopodidae LeConte 1861; References
This beetle is present in all the central and southern European countries but absent from North-Western France, The Netherlands, and the Scandinavian counties. [2] A 2018 sighting of the beetle in North Lincolnshire was the first confirmed sighting of this species in the UK; it was probably imported with raspberry plant stock. [3]