''Didymocantha obliqua'' is a species of
longhorn beetle
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...
native to
Australia
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. It is an established
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in
New Zealand
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.
[Bain, J. 1979: The Australian longhorns ''Aridaeus thoracicus'' and ''Didymocantha obliqua'' (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) established in New Zealand. ''New Zealand entomologist'', 7(1): 49-51.]
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NatureWatch NZ
Cerambycinae
Beetles described in 1840
Taxa named by Edward Newman
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