Agrilus biguttatus
| Agrilus biguttatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Subfamily: | Agrilinae |
| Tribe: | Agrilini |
| Subtribe: | Agrilina |
| Genus: | Agrilus |
| Species: | A. biguttatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrilus biguttatus | |
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Agrilus biguttatus is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. Common names include oak splendour beetle, oak buprestid beetle, and two-spotted oak borer. This beetle is known as a pest that causes damage to oak trees and is a major factor in oak decline.
The adult beetle is 8 to 13 millimeters long. It is metallic green in color with a black or yellow cast. There is a pair of white spots on the inner edges of the elytra. The larva is a creamy white color and measures up to 43 millimeters in length. The first thoracic segment is enlarged. The grub is legless and has a pair of horns on its last abdominal segment. The beetles have an average lifespan of 2 months, but some may live upwards of 5 months.