Astraeus flavopictus

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Astraeus flavopictus
on Jacksonia anthoclada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Astraeus
Species:
A. flavopictus
Binomial name
Astraeus flavopictus
Gory & Laporte, 1837

Astraeus flavopictus is a species of beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, found in Australia.[1]

It was first described by Hippolyte Louis Gory and Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1837 from a specimen taken from the Swan River.[1][2]

Adult beetles are associated with Jacksonia species.[1]

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