Phytoecia caerulescens is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Scopoli in 1763, originally under the genus Leptura. It has a wide distribution in Europe, and has been introduced into Australia. It feeds on Echium vulgare, Lappula squarrosa, Anchusa officinalis, Lithospermum officinale, and Cynoglossum officinale.[1]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Genus: | Phytoecia |
Species: | P. caerulescens
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Binomial name | |
Phytoecia caerulescens (Scopoli, 1763)
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Subspecies
edit- Phytoecia caerulescens cretensis Breuning, 1947
- Phytoecia caerulescens caerulescens (Scopoli, 1763)
References
edit- ^ BioLib.cz - Phytoecia caerulescens. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.