Although not economically important in Australia, where it attacks only moribund trees, this insect is an important pest where eucalypts are grown overseas as, when in large numbers, it can kill healthy trees.
Phoracantha recurva is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | South Coast
Maps
Black Flat at Corrowong Boro Corroboree Park Mount Ainslie Mount PainterSurvey points
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Ainslie, ACT