Biology:Phoracantha obscura

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Short description: Species of beetle

Phoracantha obscura
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Phoracantha
Species:
P. obscura
Binomial name
Phoracantha obscura
(Donovan, 1805)

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


Wikidata ☰ Q1381723 entry