Sphenoptera rauca (Fabricius 1787)

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]

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