Purpuricenus laetus

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Purpuricenus laetus
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Museum specimen of Purpuricenus laetus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Purpuricenus
Species:
P. laetus
Binomial name
Purpuricenus laetus
(Thomson, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Philagathes laetus Thomson, 1864

Purpuricenus laetus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

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Subspecies

Description

Purpuricenus laetus can reach a length of about 21–27 millimetres (0.83–1.06 in)

Distribution

This species is present in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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