Buprestis pugionata Germar, 1824 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.

[1][2][3] Its food includes witch-hazel species including Hamamelis virginiana in mid July.

[4] It also feeds on ninebark and alder species.

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

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