Agrilus australasiae
Agrilus australasiae, commonly known as the acacia flat-headed jewel beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles, native to Australia.[1] Among species its larvae feed on are Acacia dealbata, Acacia decurrens, Acacia parramattensis, Acacia pycnantha and Acacia sophorae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Agrilus |
| Species: | A. australasiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrilus australasiae Gory & Laporte | |
References
- Australian Biological Resources Study (4 April 2014). "Species Agrilus (Agrilus) australasiae Gory & Laporte, 1837". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- Bellamy, C.L. (2002). Coleoptera. Volume 29: Buprestoidea. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. p. 347. ISBN 9780643069008.
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