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Batocera boisduvali
Museum specimen of Batocera boisduvali
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Batocera
Species:
B. boisduvali
Binomial name
Batocera boisduvali
(Hope, 1839)

Batocera boisduvali, the great fig tree borer, is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle belonging to the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae. [1]

Description

Batocera boisduvali is a large longhorn beetle reaching 50–57 millimetres (2.0–2.2 in) of length. [2] [3]

The elytra of these beetles show a dark grey colour with white to yellowish spots. [3]

Adults feed on the sap of the bark, while larvae bore tunnels into the trunk and larger branches. [2] Larval host plants are native fig trees Ficus watkinsiana, Ficus rubiginosa, Ficus microphylla, Ficus ehretioides ( Moraceae) and Alstonia scholaris ( Apocynaceae). [1]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in rainforests of New South Wales and Queensland ( Australia). [1] [2]

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