Poinciana longicorn

Agrianome spinicollis

This species is found in rainforest and open forest in eastern Australia. It is common in Queensland and New South Wales and also occurs on Lord Howe Island. The larvae are huge white grubs found in rotten wood, especially dead Poinciana or fig trees. It is an important pest of pecan trees. The large adults sometimes blunder into house lights.
Poinciana Longicorn Beetle A large longicorn (longhorned) beetle about 55 mm long with pale pearly brown smooth elytra. A darker brown thorax was textured with small depressions and short lateral spines. Antennae appeared to be a little longer than half the body length. The beetle's mandibles were prominent. Flew into the lights outside our cabin and kept flying around the lit area - A riverside caravan park. Agrianome spinicollis,Australia,Poinciana longicorn,poinciana longicorn beetle

Appearance

Length 60 mm. This is a very large, broad longhorned beetle with khaki wing-covers and a reddish-brown thorax edged with a row of pointed 'teeth'. The antennae are a little longer than the body.

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Info taken fro Queensland museum website:
https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Insects/Beetles/Common+species/Longhorned+Beetles#.Xixx1S2B3xQ
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCerambycidae
GenusAgrianome
SpeciesAgrianome spinicollis
Photographed in
Australia