Witch-hazel Borer

Dicerca pugionata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae

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. Its food includes witch-hazel species including Hamamelis virginiana in mid July. It also feeds on ninebark and alder species.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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