Sphenoptera rauca
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| Sphenoptera rauca. Museum specimen | |
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| Species: | S. rauca
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| Sphenoptera rauca (Fabricius, 1787)
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Sphenoptera rauca is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae.[1]
Subspecies
- Sphenoptera rauca rauca (Fabricius, 1787)
- Sphenoptera rauca sexsulcata Théry, 1930
Description
Sphenoptera rauca can reach a length of 13–15 millimetres (0.51–0.59 in). Main host plants are Cynara and Eryngium.[2]
Distribution
This species can be found in Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Portugal, Spain, formerYugoslavia and in the Near East.[3]
References
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