Phoracantha obscura
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Cerambycinae |
| Tribe: | Phoracanthini |
| Genus: | Phoracantha |
| Species: | P. obscura |
| Binomial name | |
| Phoracantha obscura (Donovan, 1805) |
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The longicorn beetle Phoracantha obscura is a species of beetle native to Australia.
[edit] Description
Males are between 13 and 28 mm while females are 14 to 29 mm. The head, pronotum and elytra vary from blackish-brown to dark reddish-brown, the elytra have two yellow fascia. Antennal segments 3 to 10 have apical spines[1].
[edit] References
- ^ "PaDIL". http://www.padil.gov.au/viewPestDiagnosticImages.aspx?id=627. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- "Phoracantha obscura". http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Phoracantha_obscura/. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- "Museum Victoria Collection Object: Phoracantha obscura Coleoptera : Cerambycidae". http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/object.php?irn=952550. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
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