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Phoracantha semipunctata

Common Eucalypt Longicorn at Weston, ACT

Phoracantha semipunctata at Weston, ACT - 25 Jan 2019 06:00 PM
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Phoracantha semipunctata 2 Mar 2023 KimberiRP
Phoracantha punctata 25 Jan 2019 RogerF
Phoracantha punctata 25 Jan 2019 AliceH
Unidentified 25 Jan 2019 AliceH

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Found on top of stone wall adjacent to urban park on western side of Oakey Hill Weston . Possibly Phoracantha semipunctata

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AliceH wrote:
   26 Jan 2019
Thks Roger
KimPullen wrote:
   27 Jan 2019
I think Alice's original suggestion is correct - P. semipunctata. This species is recognisable by the zigzag black mark in the middle of the yellowish band crossing both elytra. The black zigzag looks broken in this specimen, but is still present.

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