Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Buprestidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Genus Dicerca | |
Similar Dicerca, Dicerca moesta, Dicerca furcata, Dicerca alni, Chalcophora virginiensis | ||
Dicerca divaricata is a species of black coloured beetle from Chrysochroinae subfamily which is 15–22 millimetres (0.59–0.87 in) long and is found throughout West Virginia. The species is known for feeding on various maples such as Acer saccharum and Acer rubrum as well as Ulmus americana and Cercis species. The species fly in June.
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