Sphenoptera rauca
| Sphenoptera rauca | |
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| Sphenoptera rauca, Morocco | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Buprestoidea |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysochroinae |
| Genus: | Sphenoptera |
| Species: | S. rauca
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphenoptera rauca (Fabricius, 1787)
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Sphenoptera rauca is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae.[1]
Subspecies
- Sphenoptera rauca rauca (Fabricius, 1787)
- Sphenoptera rauca sexsulcata Théry, 1930
Description
Sphenoptera rauca can reach a length of 13–15 millimetres (0.51–0.59 in). Main host plants are Cynara and Eryngium.[2]
Distribution
This species can be found in Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Portugal, Spain, formerYugoslavia and in the Near East.[3]
References