Anthaxia nitidula
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Anthaxia nitidula is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae
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This beetle is present in most of Europe
, in the East Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East
and in the North Africa
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Main larval host plants are in genus Amygdalus, Crataegus
and Prunus
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The adults are 5–6 mm (0.196850393700787–0.236220472440945 ) long. The male is completely metallic green, while head and pronotum in the female are red and elytra are green.
Buprestinae
Buprestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:* Actenodes Dejean, 1833* Afagrilaxia Bily & Bellamy, 1999* Afrabothris Thery, 1936* Agaeocera Saunders, 1871* Aglaostola Saunders, 1871...
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This beetle is present in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, in the East Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
and in the North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
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Main larval host plants are in genus Amygdalus, Crataegus
Crataegus
Crataegus , commonly called hawthorn or thornapple, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name hawthorn was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe,...
and Prunus
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots and almonds. There are around 430 species spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for fruit and ornament.-Botany:Members of the genus...
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The adults are 5–6 mm (0.196850393700787–0.236220472440945 ) long. The male is completely metallic green, while head and pronotum in the female are red and elytra are green.