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.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyBuprestidae
GenusEthonion leai
SpeciesEthonion leai
Photographed in
Australia