Phytoecia nigricornis

Phytoecia nigricornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Phytoecia
Species:	P. nigricornis
Binomial name
Phytoecia nigricornis (Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
Saperda nigricornis Fabricius, 1781 Saperda canaliculata Fröhlich, 1793 Saperda suturalis Fabricius, 1792 nec 1787 Cerambyx melanocerus Gmelin, 1790

Phytoecia nigricornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781, originally under the genus Saperda. It has a wide distribution throughout Europe. It measures between 8 to 13 mm (0.31 to 0.51 in). It feeds on Glebionis segetum, Solidago virgaurea, Artemisia campestris, Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia sieversiana, Leucanthemum vulgare, and Tanacetum vulgare.^[1]

Varietas[edit]

• Phytoecia nigricornis var. solidaginis Bach, 1856
• Phytoecia nigricornis var. julii Mulsant, 1863

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