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Phryneta leprosa

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Species of beetle

Phryneta leprosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Phryneta
Species: P. leprosa
Binomial name
Phryneta leprosa
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Inesida brunnicornis (Guérin-Méneville) Thomson, 1860
  • Inesida leprosa (Fabricius) Lacordaire, 1872
  • Lamia leprosa Fabricius, 1775
  • Phryneta brunnicornis Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Phryneta leprosa, the Castilloa borer, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, originally under the genus Lamia. It has a wide distribution throughout Africa. It feeds on Morus alba, Hevea brasiliensis, Coffea arabica, and Chlorophora excelsa.

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Phryneta leprosa. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
Taxon identifiers
Phryneta leprosa


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