Julodis andreae

Julodis andreae
Museum specimen of Julodis andreae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Julodis
Species:
J. andreae
Binomial name
Julodis andreae
(Olivier, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Julodis ampliata Marseul, 1865

Julodis andreae is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.

Subspecies

Description

Julodis andreae can reach a length of 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in). Colors of these metallic wood-boring beetles are very variable, ranging from iridescent blue, green, yellowish green and copper. These colors are not due to pigments but to physical iridescence. Elytra show strong longitudinal ridges with whitish hairs.

Distribution

This species can be found in Armenia, Syria, Iran and Turkey (South and Eastern Anatolia) .

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