词条 | Temognatha heros |
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| name = Temognatha heros | image=Buprestidae - Temognatha heros.JPG | image_width = 250px | image_caption=Temognatha heros. Museum specimen | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | classis = Insecta | ordo = Coleoptera | familia = Buprestidae | genus = Temognatha | species = T. heros | binomial = Temognatha heros | binomial_authority = Géhin, 1855 [1] | synonyms = }} Temognatha heros, the Yellow Jewel Beetle or Large Jewel Beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae. DescriptionTemognatha heros can reach a length of about {{convert|60|-|80|mm}}.[2] It is the biggest within the genus Temognatha.[3] The basic body colour is yellowish-orange, while pronotum is dark reddish. Elytra are punctato-striate. Legs show a metallic blue color. The adults are florivore and feed on the flowers of various trees and shrubs (especially Eucalyptus leptophylla,[4] Eucalyptus foecunda, Melaleuca pauperiflora and Melaleuca uncinata.[5] Larvae are wood-borers of Casuarina species, Eucalyptus gracilis, Eucalyptus oleosa, Eucalyptus foecunda and Melaleuca uncinata.[5] DistributionThis species is present in South and Western Australia (New South Wales and Victoria).[2][6] These beetles can be found in drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones.[7] References1. ^[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id599719/ Biolib] {{Taxonbar|from=Q20720554}}{{Buprestidae-stub}}2. ^1 Esperance Wildlife 3. ^Virtual beetle 4. ^Ipernity 5. ^1 A summary of the published data on host plants of Australia jewel beetles 6. ^[https://www.gbif.org/species/4728411 GBIF] 7. ^Australian Biological Resources Study - Australian Faunal Directory 2 : Buprestidae|Woodboring beetles |
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