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Tailed Net-winged Beetle

Lycus trabeatus

Description:

± 20 mm

Habitat:

Savanna grass land area, on a local fynbos bush.

7 Comments

RianaBate
RianaBate 8 years ago

One of the easy Lycus species - note the inverted black "T" on the prlonotum. This occurs in the males and females of this species. Only S. African Lycus species with this "T"

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

Do you know much about other Lycus sp? I found this while I was in S. Africa last year and was only able to get it down to Genus, would love to be able to get it to species!

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/148...

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

Thanks Ietermagog! I am looking for more of these, I feel the images came out a bit blurred...

Ietermagog
Ietermagog 11 years ago

Well spotted. Great series!

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

Thank you Maria. Thank you Johan.

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Nice shots Dez! We spotted a similar one in the same day 1400 km apart!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

nice series!

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Smith Zoo

Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Nov 12, 2012
Submitted on Jan 13, 2013

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