Round-headed Apple Tree Borer
Saperda candida Fabricius, 1787
Round-headed Apple Tree Borer: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/8473
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Saperda candida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Saperda
Species:
S. candida
Binomial name
Saperda candida
Fabricius, 1787
Synonyms
  • Saperda bivittata Say, 1824
  • Cerambyx candidus (Fabricius, 1787)

Saperda candida, the roundheaded appletree borer, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is known from Canada and the United States. It contains the varietas Saperda candida var. bipunctata.[1]

Saperda candida is preyed upon by the parasitoid wasp species Cenocoelius saperdae.[1]

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  1. ^ a b BioLib.cz - Saperda candida. Retrieved 8 September 2014.