Root-galling jewel beetle
Ethonion leai
Ethonion leai is a species of jewel beetle in the Buprestidae family. Larvae induce galls on the roots of shrubby native peas (Fabaceae); adult beetles are found eating floral parts of the same hosts.
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Kingdom | Animalia |
Division | Arthropoda |
Class | Insecta |
Order | Coleoptera |
Family | Buprestidae |
Genus | Ethonion leai |
Species | Ethonion leai |
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