| Agrilus suvorovi | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Agrilus |
| Species: | A. suvorovi
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrilus suvorovi
Obenberger, 1935
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Agrilus suvorovi is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles.
This species is present in most of Europe [1] and in Asia, from Siberia to Japan. [2]
The adult beetle is 6.5 to 9.5 millimeters long. It is metallic green or cyan in color. [3]
Agrilus suvorovi is a univoltine species. Adults can be found at the end of May or the beginning of June and may be found through July. The mainly feed on leaves of European Aspen ( Populus tremula). The caused damage is negligible. Larvae hollow out long galleries into the bark and the wood of the host plants ( Populus tremula, Populus deltoides, Populus alba) and are considered a pest. Larvae are mature in September and overwinter in the wood. The damage caused is often very serious and leads to death the plants. [2] [3] [4]
It is sometimes reported that there are records of use of Willow species (Salix spp.) as host plants however these have been found to be false. [5]
- ^ a b Fauna europaea
- ^ a b M. Viart Poplars and Willows in Wood Production and Land Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- ^ a b Giovanni M. Arru Agrilus suvorovi populneus Schaefer (Coleoptera Buprestidae) dannoso ai Pioppi nell'Italia settentrionale Archived 2018-06-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- ^ "IEFC Net". Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ Jendek, Eduard; Poláková, Janka (2014). "Host Plants of World Agrilus (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)". SpringerLink. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-08410-7.