Phryneta spinator

Phryneta spinator, the fig-tree borer longhorn beetle or fig tree borer, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1792, originally under the genus Lamia. It has a wide distribution throughout Africa. It feeds on Pyrus communis, Ficus carica, Salix babylonica, Cupressus sempervirens, and Vitis vinifera.^[1]

Fig tree borer in the Kruger Park

Fig tree borer
Phryneta spinator from Togo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Phryneta
Species:	P. spinator
Binomial name
Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1792)
Synonyms
Lamia spinator Fabricius, 1792

Varietas

• Phryneta spinator var. obscura (Olivier, 1792)
• Phryneta spinator var. ugandae Aurivillius, 1914