Phosphorus virescens is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

It was described by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in 1795, originally under the genus Cerambix.

[2][3][4] The species is known to damage Cola nitida in cultivation where it is known as the Kola tree borer.

[5] Larvae bore through the stems causing death of branches.

The yellow coloration on the elytra is fluorescent.