Phoracantha recurva Newman, 1840

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: PHORACANTHINI
Phoracantha recurva
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]




Body length:14 - 30 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:April - October
Host plant:Eucalyptus spp.
Distribution:introduced from Australia to WP region (Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey)


This beetle was collected on dying Eucalyptus tree in Praeveza (Πρέβεζα; Epirus region, West Greece).

Collected by our friend Zdeněk Černý.


Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Phoracanthini Newman, 1840
Genus: Phoracantha Newman, 1840
Species: Phoracantha recurva Newman, 1840