Lesser eucalyptus longhorn beetle
Phoracantha recurva
The lesser eucalyptus longhorn is a beetle from Australia with very long feelers. Its back has a pretty pattern of cream and brown markings. People have carried it by accident to many countries around the world.
Lives in
First from Australia, now in many countries, including the United States and Italy
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless to people. It cannot sting.
What does it eat?
Its larvae live inside eucalyptus trees and feed on the wood.
How fast is it?
A garden snail about 0.05 km/h (0.03 mph)
A tortoise about 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)
Lesser eucalyptus longhorn beetle about 0.4 km/h (0.25 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It looks a lot like its bigger cousin, but it is smaller and has fewer dark spots.
2
In the early 2000s it turned up on the island of Sardinia, maybe after riding there on a ship.
3
Longhorn beetles get their name from their very long feelers.
you asked
Most asked questions about Lesser eucalyptus longhorn beetle
?Where does the lesser eucalyptus longhorn come from?
From Australia, but people have spread it to many other countries.
?Is the lesser eucalyptus longhorn dangerous?
Not to people. It cannot sting or hurt you.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Phoracantha recurva
- Group
- Beetles
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Coleoptera > Cerambycidae
- Lives on
- Australia and Oceania, North America, Europe
- Also known as
- Lesser Eucalyptus longhorn
Where the facts come from
- Phoracantha recurva (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Matankic. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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