Saperda candida Fabricius, 1787 is a animal in the Cerambycidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Saperda candida Fabricius, 1787

Saperda candida Fabricius, 1787

Saperda candida, the roundheaded appletree borer, is a cerambycid beetle found in Canada and the US, described in 1787.

Family
Genus
Saperda
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Saperda candida Fabricius, 1787

Saperda candida, commonly known as the roundheaded appletree borer, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae. This species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It has been recorded to occur in Canada and the United States. One accepted variety of this species is Saperda candida var. bipunctata. The parasitoid wasp species Cenocoelius saperdae preys on Saperda candida.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae Saperda

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