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Longhorn beetle

Agapanthia asphodeli

Photo by arlanda
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Field Notes

Description:

Agapanthia asphodeli is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae. It is brown coloured and has yellow lines along the elytron and very long brown and yellow antennae. They are polyphagous in herbaceous plants, mainly feeding on Asphodelus sp., Thapsia villosa and Ferula sp.

Habitat:

Spotted on Asphodelus ramosus at a Holm oak forest

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/100 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: +1 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired

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