Phytoecia caerulescens

Phytoecia caerulescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Phytoecia
Species:	P. caerulescens
Binomial name
	Phytoecia caerulescens; (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
	Leptura caerulescens Scopoli, 1763; Leptura viridiuscula Goeze, 1777; Leptura subcoerulea Geoffroy, 1785; Opsilia coerulescens (Scopoli, 1763); Opsilia virescens (Fabricius, 1781); Lamia virescens (Fabricius, 1781); Saperda virescens Fabricius, 1781; Phytoecia coerulescens (Scopoli, 1763); ?Phytoecia tienschanica Fuchs, 1965; Phytoecia virescens (Fabricius, 1781);

Phytoecia caerulescens is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Scopoli in 1763, originally under the genus Leptura. It has a wide distribution in Europe, and has been introduced into Australia. It feeds on Echium vulgare, Lappula squarrosa, Anchusa officinalis, Lithospermum officinale, and Cynoglossum officinale.^[1]

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Phytoecia caerulescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Phytoecia
Species:	P. caerulescens
Binomial name
*Phytoecia caerulescens* (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
Leptura caerulescens Scopoli, 1763 Leptura viridiuscula Goeze, 1777 Leptura subcoerulea Geoffroy, 1785 Opsilia coerulescens (Scopoli, 1763) Opsilia virescens (Fabricius, 1781) Lamia virescens (Fabricius, 1781) Saperda virescens Fabricius, 1781 Phytoecia coerulescens (Scopoli, 1763) ?Phytoecia tienschanica Fuchs, 1965 Phytoecia virescens (Fabricius, 1781)