Biology:Phryneta leprosa
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Phryneta leprosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Genus: | Phryneta |
| Species: | P. leprosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Phryneta leprosa (Fabricius, 1775)
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The Castilloa Borer (Phryneta leprosa) 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.[1]
References
- ↑ BioLib.cz - Phryneta leprosa. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
Wikidata ☰ Q14812965 entry
