Nascioides enysi
Appearance
Nascioides enysi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Nascioides |
Species: | N. enysi
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Binomial name | |
Nascioides enysi (Sharp, 1877)
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Nascioides enysi is a species of beetle.[1] It is native to New Zealand.[2][3]
Description
[edit]A small black beetle with four orange spots on the elytrum.
Range
[edit]New Zealand, both the North and South Island.
Habitat
[edit]Near Nothofagus beeches, upon which it feeds.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Beech Buprestid Beetle (Nascioides enysi)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "beech buprestid - Biota of NZ". BiotaNZ. 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ a b Morgan, F. David (1966). The Biology and Behaviour of the Beech Buprestid, Nascioides enysi (Sharp) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) with Notes on it...