title: Batocera laena
text: # Batocera laena
  
  Batocera laena is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae.
  
  ## Description
  
  Batocera laena is a huge long-horn beetle reaching about 45–60 millimetres (1.8–2.4 in) of length. The length of the antenna may reach about 120 millimetres (4.7 in).
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species can be found in Australia (Queensland), Papua New Guinea, Moluccas (Key Islands and Aru Islands), New Britain.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  * Batocera laena gracilis Kriesche
  * Batocera laena laena Thomson, 1858
  * Batocera laena maculosa Schwarzer
  * Batocera laena sappho Thomson, 1878
  