Longhorn Beetle at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Phoracantha obscura | 11 hrs ago | AlisonMilton | ||
| Phoracantha obscura | 28 Feb 2025 | AlisonMilton |
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Largest longhorn I've seen. Around 50 cms. My camera is doing something weird. The GPS is putting this and several other photos at the botanic gardens, but photos taken before and after are correctly located in Higgins.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.030299-35.233206
- Altitude 567.6m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2025 10:49 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Phoracantha obscura Scientific name
- Longhorn Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 654.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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