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Beetle

Description:

Large beetle, about 5-6 cm long.

Habitat:

Backyard woodland

Notes:

Docile, was hiding in a BBQ cover.

1 Species ID Suggestions

MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago
Poinciana Longicorn Beetle
Agrianome spinicollis Poinciana Longicorn Beetle


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1 Comment

flyingfrogconcepts
flyingfrogconcepts 10 years ago

Okay, so definitely a longicorn but the colour is quite different to the species suggested. Looks a lot like Dioclides prionoides to me but I'm having trouble confirming this is the right area to find them. I notice there is another spotting on here for that species in Victoria.

New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Jan 5, 2011
Submitted on Apr 4, 2013

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