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Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle
Porrostoma rhipidium
-37.9081, 145.313
Field Notes
Description:
This 20 mm beetle had bright brick red ridged elytra and darkly tinted hind wings. The abdomen was dorso-ventrally flattened and a glossy black. Antennae had serration along the inner side. The long rostrum is just visible.
Habitat:
Spotted on a tea-tree bush in a nature reserve ( Glenfern Valley Bushlands)
Notes:
Also called net-winged beetle....About to take flight. it was good to be able to capture it with all wings open and abdomen visible. <br>
Family: Lycidae
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 14, 2015
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