Julodis viridipes
{{Short description|Species of beetle}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Buprestidae - Julodis viridipes.JPG
| image_caption = Mounted specimen
| genus = Julodis
| species = viridipes
| authority = Laporte, 1835
| synonyms =
- Julodis klugii Obenberger, 1936
- Julodis schlechteri Peringuey, 1898
}}
Julodis viridipes is a species of beetle belonging to the Buprestidae family.[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id706034/ Biolib]
Description
Julodis viridipes can reach a length of about {{convert|22|-|36|mm}}.[http://information-port.com/business_guidance/products/03_julodis%20viridipes/julodis%20viridipes.html Information Port][http://wwb.skynetblogs.be/archive/2012/05/12/buprestidae-julodis-viridipes.html World Wide Beetles] The basic color is blue. Head, thorax and abdomen are covered with tufts of yellow hair. Legs are green (hence the Latin name viridipes of the species).Francis de Castelnau, Hippolyte Louis Gory [https://books.google.com/books?id=kOZAAAAAcAAJ&dq=julodis+viridipes&pg=PA181 Histoire naturelle et iconographié des insectes coleoptères: Monographie]
Distribution
This species can be found in South Africa and is associated with the woody shrub Didelta spinosa.[http://www.living-jewels.com/julodis_hiritiventris_sanguinipi.htm Living Jewels]