Phytoecia caerulescens information

Phytoecia caerulescens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Lamiinae
Tribe:	Saperdini
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);

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]

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

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