Batocera laena
| Batocera laena | |
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| Batocera laena sappho from Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Cerambycoidea |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Genus: | Batocera |
| Species: | B. laena |
| Binomial name | |
| Batocera laena Thomson, 1858 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Batocera laena is a species of flat-faced longhorns beetle belonging to the Cerambycidae family, Lamiinae subfamily.
Description
Batocera laena is a huge long-horn beetle reaching about 45–60 millimetres (1.8–2.4 in) of length. The length of the antenna may reach about 120 millimetres (4.7 in).
Distribution
This species can be found in Australia (Queensland), Papua New Guinea, Moluccas (Key Islands and Aru Islands), New Britain.
Subspecies
- Batocera laena gracilis Kriesche
- Batocera laena laena Thomson, 1858
- Batocera laena maculosa Schwarzer
- Batocera laena sappho Thomson, 1878