Saperda carcharias explained

Saperda carcharias is a species of longhorn beetle.

Ecology

Saperda carcharias feeds almost exclusively on poplar trees, targeting the root zone.^[1]

Taxonomy

Saperda carcharias was first described in 1758, when Carl Linnaeus included it in the 10th edition of his Latin: [[Systema Naturae]], under the name Cerambyx carcharias. It was later chosen as the type species of a new genus, Saperda.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: A. I. Cherepanov . 1991 . Cerambycidae of Northern Asia . 3 . Lamiinae, Part 3 . . 978-90-04-09308-9 . Tribe Saperdini . 1–149 . https://books.google.com/books?id=Jnpo6UpYqSoC&pg=PA3.
2. Book: Earle Gorton Linsley & John A. Chemsak . 1995 . The Cerambycidae of North America . 7 . Taxonomy and Classification of the Subfamily Lamiinae, Tribes Acanthocinini Through Hemilophini . . 978-0-520-09795-7 . Tribe Saperdini . 2 . 161–200 . https://books.google.com/books?id=11u6W0StBnYC&pg=PA163.