Phoracantha obscura
Longhorn Beetle at Higgins, ACT
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| Phoracantha obscura | AlisonMilton | 3 Mar 2025 | |
| Phoracantha obscura | AlisonMilton | 28 Feb 2025 |
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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
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Phoracantha obscura Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
- External link More information
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4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location