Phryneta leprosa

TaxID: 2692608

Basic Information

Phryneta leprosa

Castilloa Borer

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.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Cerambycidae

Phryneta

leprosa

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Photos (5 photos)

Phryneta leprosa
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(c) Mark Hulme@BY-NC
Phryneta leprosa
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(c) Stefaneakame@BY-NC
Phryneta leprosa
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(c) Mark Hulme@BY-NC
Phryneta leprosa
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(c) Mark Hulme@BY-NC
Phryneta leprosa
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(c) Stefaneakame@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (11 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Afzelia africana Host
Antiaris toxicaria Host
Celtis africana Host
Entandrophragma Host
Hevea brasiliensis Host
Manihot Host
Milicia regia Host
Morus alba Host
Morus nigra Host
Pterocarpus soyauxii Host
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Quarantine Status (0 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

No quarantine status records available.

Distribution (15 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Present —
Central African Republic Present —
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
Cameroon Present —
Democratic Republic of the Congo Present —
Gabon Present —
Ghana Present —
Equatorial Guinea Present —
Kenya Present —
Malta Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature