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.

Ceroplesis adusta
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C. adusta
Binomial name
Ceroplesis adusta
(Harold, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Moecha adusta Harold, 1879

References edit

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