Agapanthia asphodeli

Agapanthia asphodeli is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae found in Algeria, Central, Eastern and Western Europe, Tunisia and Turkey.[1] Just like its cousin Agapanthia villosoviridescens, the species is brown coloured and has yellow lines along the elytron.[2]

Agapanthia asphodeli
Agapanthia asphodeli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Infraorder:Cucujiformia
Family:Cerambycidae
Subfamily:Lamiinae
Genus:Agapanthia
Species:
A. asphodeli
Binomial name
Agapanthia asphodeli
Latreille, 1804
Synonyms
  • Agapanthia asphodeli var. mimica Pic, 1927
  • Agapanthia insularis Gautier, 1870
  • Agapanthia reyi Mulsant & Godard, 1870
  • Epoptes asphodeli (Latreille) Gistl, 1857
  • Lamia asphodeli Latreille, 1804
  • Saperda spencei Gyllenhal, 1817

References edit

  1. ^ "Agapanthia asphodeli Latreille, 1804". Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  2. ^ Description