Phoracantha semipunctata
Common Eucalypt Longicorn at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Phoracantha semipunctata | AlisonMilton | 14 Apr 2021 | |
| Phoracantha semipunctata | SimoneC | 14 Apr 2021 |
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Hanging from a branch by one leg, still alive but not very active
2 comments
18 Apr 2021
Strange behaviour for this species - they are nocturnal and normally hide by day.
18 Apr 2021
The tree is largely dead above ground level after being struck by lightning last year, it just has some epicormic growth from the base now, maybe this impacted on the beetle in some way
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049789-34.977711
- Altitude 590.2m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 14 Apr 2021 05:28 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Phoracantha semipunctata Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Phoracantha semipunctata Scientific name
- Common Eucalypt Longicorn Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 821.63m Recorded at altitude
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