| 词条 | Anthaxia quadripunctata |
| 释义 |
| image = Buprestidae - Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) quadripunctata.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Mating Anthaxia quadripunctata | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | classis = Insecta | ordo = Coleoptera | familia = Buprestidae | genus = Anthaxia | species = A. quadripunctata | binomial = Anthaxia quadripunctata | binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonyms = *Melanthaxia quadripunctata }} Anthaxia quadripunctata, the Metallic wood-boring beetle, is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae. Subspecies
DescriptionAnthaxia quadripunctata can reach a length of {{convert|4.5|and|8|mm}}. The basic color is black or dark brown with a copper shine. The elytra and pronotum are grainy. Pronotum is almost rectangular and usually shows a row of four small dimples (hence the Latin name quadripunctata, meaning with four points). Adults fly from April to September feeding on pollen of several Asteraceae and prefer white and yellow flowers, where frequently many of them are mating. Larvae are polyphagous wood borers, living just under the bark of sick or dead coniferous trees. Main larval host plants are in genus Picea, Abies, Juniperus, Larix and Pinus. DistributionThis beetle is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, the Near East and in North Africa. HabitatThey live in mountain areas with coniferous trees, especially in the forest edges. References
External links
4 : Buprestidae|Beetles of Europe|Beetles described in 1758|Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。