About Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1793)
Phryneta spinator, commonly known as the fig-tree borer longhorn beetle or fig tree borer, is a species of longhorn beetle that belongs to the family Cerambycidae. This species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793, and it was originally classified under the genus Lamia. It has a broad distribution across the entire African continent. Its recorded host food plants include Pyrus communis, Ficus carica, Salix babylonica, Cupressus sempervirens, and Vitis vinifera.
