Phoracantha semipunctata (Fabricius, 1775)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: PHORACANTHINI
Phoracantha semipunctata
[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 (Algeria, Canary Islands, Corsica, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey)


This beetle was collected on dying Eucalyptus tree near town Lecce (Puglia prov., South Italy).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Phoracanthini Newman, 1840
Genus: Phoracantha Newman, 1840
Species: Phoracantha semipunctata (Fabricius, 1775)