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Flower beetle

Lemodes coccinea

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

The way those orange lights appear in the elytra is fascinating. About 12mm long.

Habitat:

Exploring a large old eucalyptus log in a local nature reserve.

Notes:

Second spotting of this. The 'lights' move with the angle of incidence of sunlight.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ae…

http://natureshare.org.au/media/contrib/observation/photo/1024px/136919…

Reference Links:

Lemodes coccinea | Beetles - family Anthicidae | Insect Gallery

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PublishedOctober 16, 2013

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