Phytoecia scutellata

Phytoecia scutellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Phytoecia
Species:
P. scutellata
Binomial name
Phytoecia scutellata
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Saperda scutellata Fabricius, 1793
  • Cardoria scutellata (Fabricius)

Phytoecia scutellata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793, originally under the genus Saperda. It has a wide distribution in Europe, although its populations in Germany and the Czech Republic are reportedly extinct. It measures between 7 and 14 mm (0.28 and 0.55 in).[1]

P. scutellata feeds on Falcaria vulgaris.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b BioLib.cz - Phytoecia scutellata. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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