Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Buprestis splendens (Buprestis splendens), recorded as Endangered
Buprestis splendens (Buprestis splendens). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Buprestis splendens

Buprestis splendens

Buprestis splendens is a beetle in the family Buprestidae (order Coleoptera), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Buprestis splendens
Taxonomy
Insecta · Coleoptera · Buprestidae · Buprestis

Range and habitat

This species is listed on Appendix II of the Bern Convention and Annex II and IV of the EU Habitats Directive.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Life history

Life history follows the order: complete metamorphosis in moths and beetles, nymphs in grasshoppers and bugs. This page does not invent a host plant that no source named.

In crisis

It is threatened with extinction by logging and by collection for illegal trade.

Buprestis splendens is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Buprestis splendens, Wikidata item Q1312724. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Buprestis splendens?
Buprestis splendens is a beetle in the family Buprestidae (order Coleoptera).
What is the conservation status of Buprestis splendens?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Buprestis splendens. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Buprestis splendens live?
This species is listed on Appendix II of the Bern Convention and Annex II and IV of the EU Habitats Directive.
Why is Buprestis splendens in crisis?
It is threatened with extinction by logging and by collection for illegal trade.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Buprestis splendens?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Buprestis splendens a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.