Ceroplesis adusta

Ceroplesis adusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Ceroplesis
Species: C. adusta
Binomial name
Ceroplesis adusta
(Harold, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Moecha adusta Harold, 1879

Ceroplesis adusta is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Harold in 1879. It has a broad distribution, and is known from Angola, Benin, Chad, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Togo, Gabon, Nigeria, Uganda, and the Ivory Coast.[1] It feeds off of plants such as Theobroma cacao, Coffea arabica, Coffea canephora, Albizia adianthifolia, and Celtis zenkeri.

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Ceroplesis adusta. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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