Anthaxia lucens
# Anthaxia lucens

Anthaxia lucens is a species of jewel beetle belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.

## Subspecies

* Anthaxia lucens lucens Küster, 1852
* Anthaxia lucens phoenica Ganglbauer, 1882

## Descriptiom

Anthaxia lucens can reach a length of 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in). This species has a bright elytral coloration, with longitudinal orange stripes on a metallic bluish-black background. Male's metatibiae are almost straight. Larvae feed on Prunus domestica, Armeniaca vulgaris and Prunus cerasus.

## Distribution

This species is present in the East Palearctic ecozone, in Albania, Crete, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Turkey.

