Biology:Phryneta spinator
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Phryneta spinator | |
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| Phryneta spinator from Togo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Genus: | Phryneta |
| Species: | P. spinator
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| Binomial name | |
| Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1792)
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The Fig-tree Borer Longhorn Beetle, or Fig Tree Borer, (Phryneta spinator) is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1792, originally under the genus Lamia. It has a wide distribution throughout Africa. It feeds on Pyrus communis, Ficus carica, Salix babylonica, Cupressus sempervirens, and Vitis vinifera.[1]
Varietas
- Phryneta spinator var. obscura (Olivier, 1792)
- Phryneta spinator var. ugandae Aurivillius, 1914
References
- ↑ BioLib.cz - Phryneta spinator. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
Wikidata ☰ Q14812969 entry
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