Biology:Dicerca pugionata

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Short description: Species of beetle

Dicerca pugionata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Dicerca
Species:
D. pugionata
Binomial name
Dicerca pugionata
(Germar, 1824)
Synonyms

Buprestis pugionata Germar, 1824

Dicerca pugionata, also known as the witch-hazel borer, is a species of buprestid beetle from the Chrysochroinae subfamily that occurs in the Eastern North America.[1][2][3] Its food includes witch-hazel species including Hamamelis virginiana in mid July.[4] It also feeds on ninebark and alder species.[5]

Dicerca pugionata measure 11–14 mm (0.43–0.55 in) in length.[3]

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Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q14922787 entry