Common Eucalypt Longicorn Beetle - Phoracantha semipunctata

FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE

This page contains information and pictures about Common Eucalypt Longicorn Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 25mm

 

  

 

We first found this beetle attracted by window light to our backyard in early summer. When we search for information about this insect in the internet, we found this beetle is very famous. This is a Australian native beetle but became a major pest of Eucalyptus plantations through out the world. 

 

 

 

Their larvae is the Eucalyptus borer which damage the wood. As the Australia native Eucalyptus trees become the major plants in plantations through out the world. This Common Eucalypt Longicorn Beetle became the pest in wood plantation industry. 

 

 

 

We sometimes found this beetle hiding under loose barks on Eucalyptus in Karawatha Forest. 

 

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Reference:

1. Cerambycidae, subfamily Cerambycinae - lifeunseen.com, by Nick Monaghan.

2. A guide to the Genera of Beetles of South Australia Part.7 - Matthews, E.G. & Reid C.A.M.Adelaide, Eureca Corporate Group. 1997. Fig.28.

3. common eucalypt longicorn - PaDIL, Pest and Diseases Image Library, 2006. 

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