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Longicorn Beetle - ? wasp mimic

Hesthesis sp.

Description:

This longicorn beetle was about 25 mm long and looked very much like a wasp. But unlike a wasp it was not flying around but clambering over the flowers. Its antennae were also a giveaway; they were long, slightly curved with elongated segments. What was wasp like were the thin and fragile-looking hind wings which were exposed because of highly reduced elytra. The abdomen had white rings and legs were long and brown.

Habitat:

Spotted on tea-tree flowers in a Reservoir park ( Cardinia)

Notes:

Probably H.plorator. Thanks to Mark Ridgway for help with identifying this longicorn.

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2 Comments

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 7 years ago

Thanks Mark.

Leuba Ridgway
Spotted by
Leuba Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 19, 2016
Submitted on Nov 20, 2016

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