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]
Batocera boisduvali is a large longhorn beetle reaching 50- of length.[2]
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]
This species can be found in rainforests of New South Wales and Queensland (Australia).[1] [2]