Anthaxia lucens is a species of jewel beetle belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.

[1] Anthaxia lucens can reach a length of 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in).

This species has a bright elytral coloration, with longitudinal orange stripes on a metallic bluish-black background.

[2] Larvae feed on Prunus domestica, Armeniaca vulgaris and Prunus cerasus.

[3] This species is present in the East Palearctic ecozone, in Albania, Crete, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Turkey.