Phytoecia insignita is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1854. It is known from Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. It feeds on Silybum marianum, and Centaurea hyalolepis.[1]

Phytoecia insignita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Phytoecia
Species:
P. insignita
Binomial name
Phytoecia insignita
Chevrolat, 1854
Synonyms
  • Phytoecia humeralis var. bethaniensis Pic, 1900
  • Helladia insignita (Chevrolat) Pic, 1903

References

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  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Phytoecia insignita. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.