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Species of beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 measure 11–14 mm (0.43–0.55 in) in length.[3]
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