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]
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| Museum specimen of Batocera boisduvali | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Batocera |
| Species: | B. boisduvali
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| Binomial name | |
| Batocera boisduvali (Hope, 1839)
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Description
editBatocera 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
editThis species can be found in rainforests of New South Wales and Queensland (Australia).[1][2]