Eucalypt longhorn beetle
Photo from Rien van de Weteringh
Phoracantha semipunctata (Fabricius)
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Size range
- Body up to 25 mm long.
- Antennae up to 30 mm long.
Distribution
- Australian, also in NZ
Life History
- Grubs feed under bark of dead and dying gum trees.
- Adults can fly, usually seen in summer.