Dicerca lugubris

Dicerca lugubris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Dicerca
Species: D. lugubris
Binomial name
Dicerca lugubris
LeConte, 1860
Synonyms
  • Dicrrca austera Casey, 1909

Dicerca lugubris is a species of beetle from Chrysochroinae subfamily. It is dark-cupreous coloured on top and black-cupreous below. The length of the species may vary from 11.1–16.5 millimetres (0.44–0.65 in) while they can be as wide as 4.1–6.0 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in). The species can be found on Lake Superior, Marquette, Michigan as well as Laniel, Quebec.[1] It is also found in Iowa, Alberta, and Southeastern North America where it feeds on jack pine.[2]

References

  1. G. H. Nelson (1975). "A revision of the genus Dicerca in North America (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)" (PDF). Ent. Arb. Mus. Kansas City: 110–112.
  2. "Dicerca lugubris LeConte". University of Alberta. Retrieved February 18, 2015.


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