Agrilus viridis

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Agrilus viridis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Agrilus
Species:
A. viridis
Binomial name
Agrilus viridis

Agrilus viridis (beech splendour beetle) 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

  1. "Agrilus viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)". Watford Coleoptera Group. Retrieved December 31, 2009.