Dicerca pugionata
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| Dicerca pugionata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Dicerca |
| Species: | D. pugionata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicerca pugionata (Germar, 1824) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Buprestis pugionata Germar, 1824 | |
Dicerca pugionata, also known as the witch-hazel borer, is a species of buprestid beetle from the Chrysochroinae subfamily that occurs in the Eastern North America.[1][2][3] Its food includes witch-hazel species including Hamamelis virginiana in mid July.[4] It also feeds on ninebark and alder species.[5]
Dicerca pugionata measure 11–14 mm (0.43–0.55 in) in length.[3]