Dicerca lurida is a species of black coloured beetle from Chrysochroinae subfamily which is 12–20 millimetres (0.47–0.79 in) long and is known for feeding on various hickory species. The species fly from April to May during which they also sunning on tree trunks and logs. The life stage of the species is at least three years.[1]
Dicerca lurida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Dicerca |
Species: | D. lurida
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Binomial name | |
Dicerca lurida (Fabricius, 1775)
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References
edit- ^ "Dicerca lurida". American Insects. Retrieved February 17, 2015.