Saperda octopunctata

Saperda octopunctata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Saperda
Species:	S. octopunctata
Binomial name
	Saperda octopunctata; (Scopoli, 1772)
Synonyms
	Leptura octopunctata Scopoli, 1772; Cerambyx tremulus (Fabricius, 1775); Saperda tiliae Schrank, 1798; Saperda (Argalia) octopunctata (Scopoli, 1772); Saperda tremulae (Fabricius, 1775); Saperda tremula Fabricius, 1775; Lopezcolonia octopunctata (Scopoli, 1772);

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

^ ^a ^b BioLib.cz - Saperda octopunctata. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.

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