Ceroplesis molator

(Ceroplesis molator)

Description

Ceroplesis molator is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is known from Ghana, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Senegal. It feeds on Coffea canephora (robusta coffee).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Coleoptera

Family:Cerambycidae

Genus:Ceroplesis

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