Phytoecia pretiosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Faldermann in 1837. It is known from Syria, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Armenia, Iran, Turkey, and possibly Georgia. It feeds on Onopordum carduchorum.[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. pretiosa
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| Phytoecia pretiosa Faldermann, 1837
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Subspecies
edit- Phytoecia pretiosa pretiosa Faldermann, 1837
- Phytoecia pretiosa fatima Ganglbauer, 1884
References
edit- ^ BioLib.cz - Phytoecia pretiosa. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.