Leiopleura otero

Last updated

Leiopleura otero
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Leiopleura
Species:
L. otero
Binomial name
Leiopleura otero
(Fisher, 1935)

Leiopleura otero is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. [1] [2] [3]

Buprestidae Family of insects

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. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described.

Caribbean Sea A sea of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by North, Central, and South America

The Caribbean Sea is an American Mediterranean Sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and south west, to the north by the Greater Antilles starting with Cuba, to the east by the Lesser Antilles, and to the south by the north coast of South America.

Related Research Articles

Chrysobothris viridicyanea is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Chrysobothris bacchari, the coyote bush buprestid, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Dystaxia murrayi is a species of false jewel beetle in the family Schizopodidae. It is found in North America.

Acmaeodera convicta is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Agrilus angelicus, known generally as the oak twig girdler or Pacific oak twig girdler, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Poecilonota salixi is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Agrilus macer is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Acmaeodera retifera is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Chrysobothris merkelii, the merkel buprestid, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Chrysobothris pseudacutipennis is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Poecilonota bridwelli is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Acmaeodera vulturei is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Chrysobothris femorata, the flatheaded appletree borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Agrilus delicatulus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Prasinalia cuneata is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Mastogenius robustus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Agrilus prionurus, the soapberry borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Anthaxia simiola is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Knowltonia atrifasciata is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Pachyschelus laevigatus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

References

  1. ↑ "Leiopleura otero Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Leiopleura otero". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

International Standard Book Number Unique numeric book identifier

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier which is intended to be unique. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.