Phryneta leprosa

Phryneta leprosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
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.¹

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