Pogonocherus ovatus

Pogonocherus ovatus

''Pogonocherus ovatus'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It has a wide distribution throughout Europe, although it has become extinct in several countries, including Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. It contains the varietas ''Pogonocherus ovatus var. subovatus''.
Pogonocherus ovatus (Goeze, 1777) 5.5 mm long, very small long horn France,Geotagged,Pogonocherus ovatus,Spring,cerambycidae

Appearance

It measures between 4 to 6 mm.

Naming

It was described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1777, originally under the genus ''Cerambyx''.

Food

''P. ovatus'' feeds on ''Corylus avellana'', ''Abies alba'', ''Abies cephalonica'', ''Ilex aquifolium'', and ''Castanea sativa''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCerambycidae
GenusPogonocherus
SpeciesP. ovatus
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