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Short elytra longhorn beetles

Bottegia rubra

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Notes:

Beautiful but scary

2 Species ID Suggestions

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Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 10 years ago
Orange Coffee Longhorn
Dirphya nigricornis
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RianaBate
RianaBate 9 years ago
Short elytra longhorn beetles
Bottegia rubra Cerambycidae Species Details


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4 Comments

AlthaSwiegersLiebenberg
AlthaSwiegersLiebenberg 9 years ago

RianaBate thank you

RianaBate
RianaBate 9 years ago

Great find!!!!!
Not Dirphya nigricornis. Dirphya is a member of the subfamily lamiinae (flat faced longhorn beetles) - this beetles head is pointing forward, thus cerambycinae. Note also that the elytra are short; only just extending to the hind legs. This is a member of the Tribe Psebiini.
Riana

AlthaSwiegersLiebenberg
AlthaSwiegersLiebenberg 10 years ago

Johan thank you

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Looks like a longicorn, cerambycidae. Amazing colours.

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AlthaSwiegersLiebenberg
Spotted by
AlthaSwiegersLiebenberg

Mookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Spotted on Jan 1, 2014
Submitted on Jan 1, 2014

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