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Obrida fascialis
Quite small at about 13mm long body. Initially I thought a type of jewel beetle but reviewing zooms showed Cerambycid features. Antennae show white bands towards the outer ends. Four front orange femurs two rear black.
Hiding in the dried remains of flowers (peeled away) on a shrub yet to be identified. Similar to pittosporum? Police Paddocks.
family: CERAMBYCIDAE
subfamily: CERAMBYCINAE
tribe: Pytheini
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
The legs of ours are multicolored
This is the main difference.
My reference was 'lifeunseen' at the time.
I would expect they are the same species.
Quite prolific at the moment, in flowers of Bursaria.
Martin check Peter Chew's version... different species in Brisbane or just more sunburnt ? http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
Spotted on Jan 14, 2015
Submitted on Jan 14, 2015
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