''Conizonia detrita'' is a species of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by

Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is cons ...

in 1793, originally under the genus ''

Saperda ''Saperda'' is a genus of flat-faced longhorn beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae. The genus was erected by Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoolo ...

''. It is known from

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, and

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. It feeds on ''

Scolymus hispanicus ''Scolymus hispanicus'', the common golden thistle or Spanish oyster thistle, is a flowering plant in the genus ''Scolymus'' in the family Asteraceae, native to southern and western Europe, north to northwestern France. It is a herbaceous bienni ...

''. It contains the varietas ''Conizonia detrita var. maculosa''.BioLib.cz - ''Conizonia detrita''
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References

Saperdini Beetles described in 1793 {{Saperdini-stub