''Phoracantha punctata'' is a species of

Cerambycinae Cerambycinae is a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). The subfamily has a world-wide distribution including: Asia, Europe and the Americas (with 430 species in 130 genera in the neotropical realm). Within the family, the onl ...

that is native to Australia.

Description

Males are between 12 and 26mm while females are 14 to 27mm long. They are dark reddish-brown to blackish-brown, the

elytra An elytron (; ; , ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs ( Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes altern ...

has additional pale markings.

References

* Beetles of Australia Phoracanthini {{Cerambycinae-stub