Zographus regalis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
| Zographus regalis | |
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| Zographus regalis from Guinea-Bissau | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Genus: | Zographus |
| Species: | Z. regalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Zographus regalis (Browning, 1776)
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Description edit
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Zographus regalis can reach a body length of 21–27 millimetres (0.83–1.06 in). The basic colour is black, with shining green and yellowish spots. Elytra bears six large chocolate patches on the edges, while the protorax shows several black and green transversal stripes. The antennae are particularly long and slender. These cerambycids are wood borers of cashew (Anacardium occidentale) and of "wawa" (Triplochiton scleroxylon).
Distribution edit
This species can be found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Central African Republic, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zaire, Angola and Zambia.
List of subspecies edit
- Zographus regalis lualabensis Le Moult, 1939
- Zographus regalis quadrimaculatoides Breuning, 1969
- Zographus regalis regalis (Browning, 1776)
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