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Longicorn Beetle - ? wasp mimic
Hesthesis sp.
-37.9424, 145.393
Field Notes
Description:
This longicorn beetle was about 25 mm long and looked very much like a wasp. But unlike a wasp it was not flying around but clambering over the flowers. Its antennae were also a giveaway; they were long, slightly curved with elongated segments.
What was wasp like were the thin and fragile-looking hind wings which were exposed because of highly reduced elytra. The abdomen had white rings and legs were long and brown.
Habitat:
Spotted on tea-tree flowers in a Reservoir park ( Cardinia)
Notes:
Probably H.plorator.
Thanks to Mark Ridgway for help with identifying this longicorn.
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