Cyrioides australis
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Species: | C.australis
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Cyrioides australis (Boisduval) 1835
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Cyrioides australis, commonly known as the dark blue banksia jewel beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae native to southeastern Australia. It was described by the French entomologist Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1835.[1] Banksia integrifolia has been recorded as a host plant.
References
- ^ Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (9 October 2008). "Species Cyrioides australis (Boisduval, 1835)". Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra ACT: Australian Government. Retrieved 1 December 2011.