Julodis andreae

Julodis andreae

''Julodis andreae'' is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.
Julodis andrea sulcata We found this nice beetle in the north Negev desert - S Israel.
Thanks to Oz Ritner and Christodoulos Makris for the ID. Geotagged,Israel,Julodis andreae,Winter

Appearance

''Julodis andreae'' can reach a length of 25–30 millimetres . Colors of these metallic wood-boring beetles are very variable, ranging from iridescent blue, green, yellowish green and copper. These colors are not due to pigments but to physical iridescence. Elytra show strong longitudinal ridges with whitish hairs.

Naming

* ''Julodis andreae andreae''
⤷  ''Julodis andreae derasa''
⤷  ''Julodis andreae lineigera''
⤷  ''Julodis andreae mandli''
⤷  ''Julodis andreae obesa'' Obenberger, 1923
⤷  ''Julodis andreae obsoletesulcata'' Obenberger, 1917
⤷  ''Julodis andreae scovitzi''
⤷  ''Julodis andreae sulcata'' Redtenbacher, 1843
⤷  ''Julodis andreae xanthographa'' (Faldermann, 1830

Distribution

This species can be found in Armenia, Syria, Iran and Turkey .

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyBuprestidae
GenusJulodis
SpeciesJ. andreae
Photographed in
Israel