Dicerca pectorosa

Dicerca pectorosa is a species of beetle from the family Buprestidae first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1857. It can be found in North America from British Columbia, Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as south to California[1] and Montana.[2] It feeds on various Prunus species.[1]

Dicerca pectorosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Buprestidae
Genus:
Dicerca
Species:
D. pectorosa
Binomial name
Dicerca pectorosa
LeConte, 1857

References
  1. "Species Page - Dicerca pectorosa". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  2. "Montana Wood Boring Insect Project". Montana State University. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.


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