Phytoecia icterica

Phytoecia icterica

''Phytoecia icterica'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Schaller in 1783, originally under the genus ''Saperda''. It has a wide distribution between Europe and the Middle East. It feeds on ''Daucus carota sativus'', ''Petroselinum crispum'', ''Pastinaca sativa sativa'', ''Pastinaca sativa'', ''Conium maculatum'', and ''Pimpinella saxifraga''.
Grey velvet Phytoecia icterica (Schaller, 1783) 12mm long France,Geotagged,Phytoecia icterica,Spring,cerambycidae

Naming

* ''Phytoecia icterica icterica''
⤷  ''Phytoecia icterica annulipes'' Mulsant, 1863

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCerambycidae
GenusPhytoecia
SpeciesP. icterica
Photographed in
France