Saperda carcharias is a species of longhorn beetle.
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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. carcharias
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Cerambyx carcharias Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Ecology
editSaperda carcharias feeds almost exclusively on poplar trees, targeting the root zone.[1]
Taxonomy
editSaperda carcharias was first described in 1758, when Carl Linnaeus included it in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae, under the name Cerambyx carcharias. It was later chosen as the type species of a new genus, Saperda.[2]
References
edit- ^ A. I. Cherepanov (1991). "Tribe Saperdini". Lamiinae, Part 3. Cerambycidae of Northern Asia. Vol. 3. Brill. pp. 1–149. ISBN 978-90-04-09308-9.
- ^ Earle Gorton Linsley & John A. Chemsak (1995). "Tribe Saperdini". Taxonomy and Classification of the Subfamily Lamiinae, Tribes Acanthocinini Through Hemilophini. The Cerambycidae of North America. Vol. 7. University of California Press. pp. 161–200. ISBN 978-0-520-09795-7.
External links
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