Agrilus suvorovi is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles.
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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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| Agrilus suvorovi Obenberger, 1935
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Distribution edit
This species is present in most of Europe [1] and in Asia, from Siberia to Japan.[2]
Description edit
The adult beetle is 6.5 to 9.5 millimeters long. It is metallic green or cyan in color.[3]
Biology edit
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]
References edit
- ^ 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.