Phytoecia nigricornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781, originally under the genus Saperda. It has a wide distribution throughout Europe. It measures between 8 and 13 mm (0.31 and 0.51 in). It feeds on Glebionis segetum, Solidago virgaurea, Artemisia campestris, Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia sieversiana, Leucanthemum vulgare, and Tanacetum vulgare.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Phytoecia |
| Species: | P. nigricornis
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| Phytoecia nigricornis (Fabricius, 1781)
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Varietas
edit- Phytoecia nigricornis var. solidaginis Bach, 1856
- Phytoecia nigricornis var. julii Mulsant, 1863
References
edit- ^ BioLib.cz - Phytoecia nigricornis. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.