Biology:Phoracantha obscura
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Short description: Species of beetle
Phoracantha obscura | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Genus: | Phoracantha |
Species: | P. obscura
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Binomial name | |
Phoracantha obscura (Donovan, 1805)
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The longicorn beetle Phoracantha obscura is a species of beetle native to Australia .
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, and the elytra have two yellow fascia. Antennal segments 3 to 10 have apical spines.[1]
References
- ↑ "PaDIL". Archived from the original on 2008-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20080810013524/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.museumsvictoria.com.au/object.php?irn=952550. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
Wikidata ☰ Q1381723 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoracantha obscura.
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