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Unknown beetle - Phoracantha recurva
Copyright © 2006 Jane Fox

Unknown beetle - Phoracantha recurva
Orange County, California, USA
July 2, 2006
I think it is a longhorn beetle f some sort, but i can't seem to find it listed anywhere on the internet. I mostly see them in the evening.
Contributed by Jane Fox on 3 July, 2006 - 12:27am
Last updated 3 July, 2006 - 11:09am

That is a Eucalyptus longhorn
That is a Eucalyptus longhorn, Phoracantha semipunctata.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 3 July, 2006 - 12:52am

 
??
Two introduced spp. (from Australia) are here now;
Phoracantha recurva Newman and P. semipunctata (Fabricius) - I'm guessing recurva.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 3 July, 2006 - 8:24am

 
Thanks for the update. I was
Thanks for the update. I was not aware of the second species being here.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 3 July, 2006 - 8:35am

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