Nascioides enysi

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Nascioides enysi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Nascioides
Species:
N. enysi
Binomial name
Nascioides enysi
(Sharp, 1877)

Nascioides enysi is a species of beetle. [1] It is native to New Zealand. [2] [3]

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Description

A small black beetle with four orange spots on the elytrum.

Range

New Zealand, both the North and South Island.

Habitat

Near Nothofagus beeches, upon which it feeds. [3]

References

  1. "Beech Buprestid Beetle (Nascioides enysi)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  2. "beech buprestid - Biota of NZ". BiotaNZ. 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  3. 1 2 Morgan, F. David (1966). The Biology and Behaviour of the Beech Buprestid, Nascioides enysi (Sharp) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) with Notes on it...