| Saperda carcharias | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Genus: | Saperda |
| Species: | S. carcharias |
| Binomial name | |
| Saperda carcharias | |
| Synonyms | |
Cerambyx carchariasLinnaeus, 1758 | |
Saperda carcharias is a species of longhorn beetle.
Saperda carcharias feeds almost exclusively on poplar trees, targeting the root zone. [1]
Saperda carcharias was first described in 1758, when Carl Linnaeus included it in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae , under the name Cerambyx carcharias. It was later chosen as the type species of a new genus, Saperda . [2]
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