Phymatodes nitidus
| Phymatodes nitidus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Phymatodes |
| Species: | P. nitidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phymatodes nitidus LeConte, 1874 | |
Phymatodes nitidus is a species of longhorn beetle. It occurs in the west coast of North America, from southern California to British Columbia.[1][2]
Phymatodes nitidus lays its eggs on the surface of giant sequoia and coast redwood cones, into which the larvae then burrow.[3]
References
- ^ "Species Phymatodes nitidus LeConte, 1874". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Phymatodes nitidus LeConte, 1874". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Harvey, H. Thomas; Shellhammer, Howard S.; Stecker, Ronald E. (1980). Giant Sequoia Ecology: Fire and Reproduction. Scientific Monograph Series. Vol. 12. Washington, DC: U.S. National Park Service.
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