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Stenoderus suturalis
About 2cm body length. Glossy black with striate elytra that display bright orange patches; the black on elytra has a blue sheen depending on light. This genus is endemic to Australia and mimics Net-winged Beetles, which are poisonous.
Dry eucalipt forest of mainly Marri and Jarrah.
This is a potential model for the mimicry: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/140...
Spotted on Nov 12, 2011
Submitted on Aug 5, 2017
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