Saperda octopunctata
| Saperda octopunctata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Saperda |
| Species: | S. octopunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Saperda octopunctata (Scopoli, 1772) | |
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Saperda octopunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the type species of its genus. It was described by Scopoli in 1772, originally under the genus Leptura. It has a wide distribution in Europe. It feeds on Populus tremula.[1]
S. octopunctata measures between 13 and 18 mm (0.51 and 0.71 in).[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 BioLib.cz - Saperda octopunctata. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.