Cacia cretifera is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Frederick William Hope in 1831. It is known from Java, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, China, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.[1] It feeds on Berberis thunbergii and Albizia julibrissin.

Cacia cretifera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Cacia
Species:
C. cretifera
Binomial name
Cacia cretifera
(Hope, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Cacia incensa Pascoe, 1865
  • Lamia cretifera Hope, 1831

Subspecies

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  • Cacia cretifera cretifera (Hope, 1831)
  • Cacia cretifera griseostictica Breuning, 1939
  • Cacia cretifera javanica Breuning, 1963
  • Cacia cretifera thibetana (Pic, 1917)

References

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  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Cacia cretifera. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.