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词条 Temognatha heros
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  1. Description

  2. Distribution

  3. References

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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.

Description

Temognatha 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]

Distribution

This 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]

References

1. ^[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id599719/ Biolib]
2. ^Esperance Wildlife
3. ^Virtual beetle
4. ^Ipernity
5. ^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
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2 : Buprestidae|Woodboring beetles

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