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Phoracantha punctata
Phoracantha punctata
-37.8936, 145.312
Field Notes
Description:
About 22mm long; narrow, dark longicorn with fine setae over dark coffee-coloured, pitted elytra; two small pale yellow bars halfway down wingcases; classic thickened femurs and long antennae
Habitat:
Checking out a late model Holden in a used car yard at night under strong lights.
Notes:
Cerambycinae.
Atlas of Living Australia has 'punctatus' - others have 'punctata'
About 65 species of Phoracantha native to Australia.
http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/135814/4865
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 3, 2013
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