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Steirastoma breve
This is a medium sized (1" // 2.5 cm) basically green beetle that is liberally covered with small black spots and a few larger black spots. Its antennae and legs are mostly black with a few gray highlights. It has a formidable set of jaws that can deliver a very painful bite.
Found on a trail alongside the Capahuari River in the Amazon rainforest of SE Ecuador near the Peruvian border (800 masl).
I was walking down the trail when I was hit in the chest by something. It turned out to be this beetle. Perhaps I should have put “does not see well” in the description. He fell to the ground and tried to convince me that he was dead (foto # 5) but I wasn’t buying it. A very attractive longhorned beetle, a first for me as well as another first for PN, I believe, but my search was so slow I’m not sure on that.
Spotted on Mar 12, 2020
Submitted on Apr 16, 2021
2 Comments
Thanks Watson5. You are right. The bumps weren't big enough to call it a Knobby Beetle, but it was rough. Pretty neat beetle though.
Great pic Tukup! The details are very clear and this is definitely a really neat looking beetle. The shell looks very rough but perhaps was smooth and just looks rough. Thanks for sharing.