Phytoecia cylindrica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Saperdini
Genus: Phytoecia
Species:
P. cylindrica
Binomial name
Phytoecia cylindrica
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx cylindricus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cerambyx cinereus DeGeer, 1775
  • Phytoecia cylindrica kammereri Schatzmayr, 1928
  • Phytoecia simplonica Stierlin, 1879
  • Phytoecia cylindrica var. grandis Pic
  • Leptura fuliginosa Scopoli, 1786

Phytoecia cylindrica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It has a wide distribution throughout Europe. It feeds on Daucus carota, Laserpitium siler, Astrantia major, Anthriscus sylvestris, Heracleum sphondylium. It measures between 6 and 12 mm (0.24 and 0.47 in).[1]

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Phytoecia cylindrica. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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