Phytoecia scutellata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Tribe: | Saperdini |
| Genus: | Phytoecia |
| Species: | P. scutellata
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| Phytoecia scutellata (Fabricius, 1793)
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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]
- ^ a b BioLib.cz - Phytoecia scutellata. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.