Saperda candida, the roundheaded appletree borer, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is known from Canada and the United States. It contains the varietas Saperda candida var. bipunctata.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Saperda |
| Species: | S. candida
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| Saperda candida Fabricius, 1787
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Saperda candida is preyed upon by the parasitoid wasp species Cenocoelius saperdae.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b BioLib.cz - Saperda candida. Retrieved 8 September 2014.