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Wattle borer

Bethelium diversicorne

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A slim small longicorn beetle about 8 mm in length (body). The elytra showed an attractive faint pattern of pale patches which made them look like a tribal shield.
Antennae were slightly longer than the body.

Habitat:

Attracted to lights on a warm day.

Notes:

These beetles are said to develop in dead or dying Acacia and a species of eucalyptus. <br> Family: Cerambycidae <br> Subfamily: Cermabycinae

Reference Links:

Bethelium diversicorne | Atlas of Living Australia

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Beetles of Southeastern Australia
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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
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Longhorn Beetles (Global)

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