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Longhorn Beetle
Unidentified Cerambycidae
15.4559, 119.921
Field Notes
Description:
Coleoptera; Cerambycidae; Unidentified Cerambycidae. The Wikipedia article on Longhorn Beetles mentions the origin of the scientific name Cerambycidae; " The scientific name of this beetle family goes back to a figure from Greek mythology: after an argument with nymphs, the shepherd Cerambus was transformed into a large beetle with horns.". This takes me back to my early high school days when I was first introduced to Greek Mythology, but as I remember it, Cerambus was turned into an "UGLY" beetle with horns. and my first photo above absolutely personifies that.
Habitat:
This healthy and robust looking beetle was spotted behind our house on a Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus) locally called Bataw.
Notes:
Plant identification - http://www.stuartxchange.org/Bataw
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