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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 black antennae. They are polyphagous in herbaceous plants, mainly feeding on Thapsia villosa, Ferula sp. and Asphodelus sp

Habitat:

This beetle is present in most Europe, in the Near East and in East Palearctic ecozone. Spotted in a Holm oak and pine tree forest

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/250 sec.; f/9; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.

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Agapanthia asphodeli

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Comments (5)
Mark Ridgway
Oh well done. I have given up on my longhorns. Too many too hard.
arlanda
Finally identified as Agapanthia asphodeli
arlanda
Thanks Injica, I just added it to "Longhorn beetles" mission
injica
Feel free to join my mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/28509009

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Biodiversidad en España/Spain
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Beetles!
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Longhorn Beetles (Global)

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PublishedJuly 19, 2013

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