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Cerambycinae Longhorn Beetle

Purpuricenus temminckii

Description:

12-17mm. japanese name: ベニカミキリ.

Habitat:

flowers. the grubs feed banboos. Phyllostachys bambusoides(マダケ), Phyllostachys edulis(モウソウチク).

Notes:

1st photo: 2013.5.13. 2nd photo: 2013.6.1.

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2 Comments

HarumKoh
HarumKoh 10 years ago

thank you injica! I'm a big fan of them too. :D

injica
injica 10 years ago

wow that's such a beautiful spotting :) I am a big fan of this longhorn beetles, bupresdtidae, chysomelidae and others :D

HarumKoh
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HarumKoh

近畿 (Kinki Region), Japan

Spotted on May 13, 2013
Submitted on Aug 4, 2013

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