Dicerca pugionata
# Dicerca pugionata

Dicerca pugionata, also known as the witch-hazel borer, is a species of buprestid beetle from the Chrysochroinae subfamily that occurs in the Eastern North America. Its food includes witch-hazel species including Hamamelis virginiana in mid July. It also feeds on ninebark and alder species.

Dicerca pugionata measure 11–14 mm (0.43–0.55 in) in length.

