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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Agrilus rubrovittatus
Agrilus rubrovittatus

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-Elateriform Beetles (Infraorder Elateriformia)

-Superfamily Buprestoidea

-Jewel Beetles Family (Buprestidae)

-Subfamily Agrilinae

-Tribe Agrilini

-Genus Agrilus

-Agrilus rubrovittatus


Agrilus rubrovittatus is a species of jewel beetle in the family Buprestidae, notable for its slender, streamlined body and distinctive coloration. Like other members of the genus Agrilus, it has a narrow, tapering form that ends in a pointed tip, with tightly fitted wing covers (elytra) and a relatively small head. The larvae are wood-borers, living beneath the bark or within stems of host plants, where they create winding galleries as they feed. Adults are usually found on or near host trees and shrubs, especially in sunlit environments, and may feed lightly on foliage.

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