Oberea oculata

Oberea oculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Oberea
Species:	O. oculata
Binomial name
	Oberea oculata; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Cerambyx oculatus Linnaeus, 1758; Leptura oculata (Linnaeus, 1758); Saperda oculata (Linnaeus, 1758); Leptura melanocephalus Voet, 1778 (Unav.);

Oberea oculata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, originally under the genus Cerambyx. It has a wide distribution throughout Europe. It feeds on Salix alba, Salix acutifolia, Salix pentandra, Salix caprea, and Salix triandra, and serves as a host for the parasitic wasp Ephialtes manifestator.^[1]

O. oculata measures between 15 and 21 mm (0.59 and 0.83 in).

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