Ceroplesis orientalis (Herbst, 1786) is a animal in the Cerambycidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Ceroplesis orientalis (Herbst, 1786)
Ceroplesis orientalis is a 1786-described longhorn beetle native to multiple countries across Africa that feeds on specific Acacia plants.
Ceroplesis orientalis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae. It was originally described by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst in 1786. This species is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Cameroon, Malawi, Kenya, Gabon, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Namibia, Somalia, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Togo. It feeds on two plant species: Acacia decurrens and Acacia abyssinica.
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Crossidius testaceus LeConte, 1851
Trachyderes mandibularis (Dupont, 1834)
Lissonotus flavocinctus Dupont, 1836
Stictoleptura fontenayi (Mulsant, 1839)
Typocerus lugubris (Say, 1824)
Anastrangalia reyi (Heyden, 1889)
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