Phytoecia caerulescens

Phytoecia caerulescens is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Scopoli in 1763, originally under the genus Leptura. It has a wide distribution in Europe, and has been introduced into Australia. It feeds on Echium vulgare, Lappula squarrosa, Anchusa officinalis, Lithospermum officinale, and Cynoglossum officinale.[1]

Phytoecia caerulescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Phytoecia
Species:
P. caerulescens
Binomial name
Phytoecia caerulescens
(Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Leptura caerulescens Scopoli, 1763
  • Leptura viridiuscula Goeze, 1777
  • Leptura subcoerulea Geoffroy, 1785
  • Opsilia coerulescens (Scopoli, 1763)
  • Opsilia virescens (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Lamia virescens (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Saperda virescens Fabricius, 1781
  • Phytoecia coerulescens (Scopoli, 1763)
  • ?Phytoecia tienschanica Fuchs, 1965
  • Phytoecia virescens (Fabricius, 1781)

Subspecies
  • Phytoecia caerulescens cretensis Breuning, 1947
  • Phytoecia caerulescens caerulescens (Scopoli, 1763)

References
  1. BioLib.cz - Phytoecia caerulescens. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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