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Wallace’s longhorn beetle

Batocera wallacei

Description:

Batocera wallacei is a huge "flat-faced" longhorn beetle reaching about 80–85 millimetres (3.1–3.3 in) of length in the males, while the females are smaller. The length of the antenna may reach about 215–230 millimetres (8.5–9.1 in) in the males. The basic colour of the body is greenish-brownish or grey with whitish dorsal patches on the elytra. The larvae are nearly four inches long. This quite common species can be found in Australia (Queensland), New Guinea and Aru and Kei Islands (Moluccas) .

Habitat:

Found on house porch and Bougainvillea sp in a yard in a village. Surrounding habitats include ocean beach, disturbed coastal freshwater swamp forest and sago swamp forest.

Notes:

This longhorn beetle showed up at the house overnight, presumably attracted to a porch light. Other good image links for this (and other) longhorn beetles http://www.coleop-terra.com/gallery/lami... and http://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/en...

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12 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thanks Mauricio and Jeanette!

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Great capture and spotting :)

MauricioPacheco
MauricioPacheco 11 years ago

Very nice creature!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thanks Karen! You've got that right, Jolly!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Awesome!

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

What a nasty jaws!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thanks!

jakewade97
jakewade97 11 years ago

Very nice

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Finally identified!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Thanks!

Tweact
Tweact 12 years ago

Great macro!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Brilliant shots!
*kneel*

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on May 6, 2011
Submitted on Jul 21, 2011

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