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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Dicerca |
| Species: | D. pugionata
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| Binomial name | |
| Dicerca pugionata (Germar, 1824)
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| Synonyms | |
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Buprestis pugionata Germar, 1824 | |
Dicerca pugionata measure 11–14 mm (0.43–0.55 in) in length.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Species Dicerca pugionata - Witch-hazel Borer". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Dicerca pugionata (Germar, 1824)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b Solomon, J.D. (1995). Guide to insect borers in North American broadleaf trees and shrubs (PDF). Washington, D.C.: USDA Forest Service. p. 279.
- ^ Knull, Josef N. (1920). "Notes on Buprestidae with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera)". Entomological News, and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 31: 4–12.
- ^ Nelson, G. H. (1975). "A revision of the genus Dicerca in North America (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing bei München. 26: 87–180.
External links
editFurther reading
edit- Solomon, J.D. 1995. Guide to insect borers in North American broadleaf trees and shrubs. USDA Forest Service Agriculture Handbook AH-706. 735 pp.