Phoracantha obscura

Phoracantha obscura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Phoracantha
Species:
P. obscura
Binomial name
Phoracantha obscura
(Donovan, 1805)
Synonyms[1]
  • Stenocorus obscurus Donovan, 1805
  • Phoracantha posticalis Blackburn, 1894

Phoracantha obscura is a species of longhorn 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Species Phoracantha obscura (Donovan, 1805)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  2. ^ "PaDIL". Archived from the original on 2008-08-10. Retrieved 2008-12-21.