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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Buprestoidea » Metallic Wood-boring Beetles (Buprestidae) » Buprestinae » Anthaxiini » Anthaxia » Subgenus Haplanthaxia (Anthaxia Subgenus Haplanthaxia) » Anthaxia viridifrons

Species Anthaxia viridifrons

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · Works Cited
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) viridifrons Gory - Anthaxia viridifrons - female Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) viridifrons Gory - Anthaxia viridifrons Anthaxia viridifrons - male Bupres - Anthaxia viridifrons Bupres - Anthaxia viridifrons Anthaxia viridifrons Anthaxia - Anthaxia viridifrons Anthaxia - Anthaxia viridifrons
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Buprestoidea
Family Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles)
Subfamily Buprestinae
Tribe Anthaxiini
Genus Anthaxia
No Taxon (Subgenus Haplanthaxia)
Species viridifrons (Anthaxia viridifrons)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
subaenea LeConte 1860
Explanation of Names
Anthaxia viridifrons Gory 1841
Range
e NA (QC-FL to MB-TX)(1)(2)
Season
Mar-May in c. TX(3)
Food
Primary larval hosts: Carya, Ulmus(2); Cedar Elm (U. crassifolia) is a major host in c. TX(3)
Remarks
common(1)
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) of Northeastern North America.
Paiero et al. 2012. Canadian Food Inspection Agency. 411 pp.
2.A catalog and bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America north of Mexico.
Nelson et al. 2008. The Coleopterists Society, Special Publication No. 4. 274 pp.
3.Abundance and distribution of potential arthropod prey species in a typical Golden-cheeked Warbler habitat.
Quinn, M.A. 2000. Unpublished Thesis. Texas A&M University, College Station. ix + 182 pp.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 30 April, 2009 - 2:46pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 23 December, 2020 - 9:30pm

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