Phytoecia scutellata

Species of beetle

Phytoecia scutellata

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Coleoptera
Infraorder:  | Cucujiformia
Family:  | Cerambycidae
Subfamily:  | Lamiinae
Tribe:  | Saperdini
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[edit]

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

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q15802713
* Wikispecies: Phytoecia scutellata
* BioLib: 11424
* GBIF: 1097218
* iNaturalist: 876727

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