Pogonocherus ovatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1777, originally under the genus Cerambyx. It has a wide distribution throughout Europe, although it has become extinct in several countries, including Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. It measures between 4 and 6 mm (0.16 and 0.24 in). It contains the varietas Pogonocherus ovatus var. subovatus.[1]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Tribe: | Pogonocherini |
Genus: | Pogonocherus |
Species: | P. ovatus
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Pogonocherus ovatus (Goeze, 1777)
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P. ovatus feeds on Corylus avellana, Abies alba, Abies cephalonica, Ilex aquifolium, and Castanea sativa.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b BioLib.cz - Pogonocherus ovatus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.