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Phoracantha punctata
This 25 mm long longicorn beetle had four pale spots on the eytra. The rest of the beetle was a dark brown.
Spotted near a sports field
Sorry no lateral shots. thanks to martinl for the ID suggestion.
Spotted on Dec 9, 2013
Submitted on Jan 21, 2014
2 Comments
Sorry Martin. I have flooded your mission with longicorns - they are everywhere now and there are slight differences. Thanks for the suggestion Martin.
What a plague of longicorns.
I think this is one of the 'Euycalyptus longhorns'
Check here for a possible match. http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_3662.p...