Cyrioides australis
Appearance
Cyrioides australis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Cyrioides |
Species: | C. australis
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Binomial name | |
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
[edit]- ^ 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.