Oberea euphorbiae is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1813 originally under the genus Saperda. It has a wide distribution in Europe. It feeds on Euphorbia palustris.[1]

Oberea euphorbiae
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O. euphorbiae
Binomial name
Oberea euphorbiae
(Germar, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Saperda euphorbiae Germar, 1813
  • Amaurostoma euphorbiae (Germar, 1813)

O. euphorbiae measures between 13 and 19 mm (0.51 and 0.75 in).

Variety edit

  • Oberea euphorbiae var. intermissa Breuning, 1951
  • Oberea euphorbiae var. imitans G. Müller, 1948

References edit

  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Oberea euphorbiae. Retrieved 8 September 2014.