Phytoecia malachitica

Phytoecia malachitica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Phytoecia
Species:	P. malachitica
Binomial name
	Phytoecia malachitica; Lucas, 1849
Synonyms
	Phytoecia hispancia Breuning, 1951; Phytoecia hispanica Breuning, 1951; Phytoecia (Hoplotoma) bolivari Perez, 1874; Opsilia malachitica (Lucas);

Phytoecia malachitica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1849. It is known from Portugal, Sicily, Algeria, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia. It feeds on Cerinthe major, Cerinthe gymnandra, Echium italicum, Cynoglossum cheirifolium, Cynoglossum creticum, and Cynoglossum clandestinum.^[1]

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