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Orange elongated beetle with long black antennae. Several single specimens were spotted but they were more alert and made a rapid escape.
Feeding on bottle-brush (Melaleuca lanceolata).
This looks like a UK one http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/01/03/s... although there is an Australian one here http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/04/20/s... http://eol.org/data_objects/2003762 Cantharis rufa ?